The Handy Anatomy Answer Book: Second Edition

(Paperback, Second Edition)

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The Handy Anatomy Answer Book covers all the major body systems - integumentary (skin, hair, etc.), skeletal, muscular, nervous, sensory, endocrine, cardiovascular, lymphatic, respiratory, digestive, urinary and reproductive - and, for good measure, adds chapters on growth and development and how science can help and augment the body. It follows the fascinating maze of organ systems and shows how much the body is doing at any one moment just to let you move, breathe, eat and fight off disease. Fascinating trivia plus serious facts answer over 1200 questions about the body.

Reviews

"... accessible, well-illustrated ... absorbing resource ... recommended for ... anyone interested in how the body functions." Library Journal

"Ever find yourself short on time and needing to quickly answer a student's question about anatomy Wish you had the most uptodate reference book on your desk The Handy Anatomy Answer Book is a good general resource for common human body questions." National Science Teachers Association Recommends

"This perfect resource book could double as a textbook or a great review book." Children's Literature

Praise for the previous edition ...
"...a wealth of useful and accessible information..." VOYA magazine

"...a great reference book..." The Science Teacher magazine

"...appealing title for curious browsers and a good quick-answer source for teens..." School Library Journal

Author Bio

Patricia Barnes-Svarney is a science and science fiction writer. Over the past few decades, she has written or coauthored more than 35 books, including Visible Ink Press The Handy Dinosaur Answer Book, The Handy Math Answer Book, and The Handy Ocean Answer Book. She is the author of When the Earth Moves: Rogue Earthquakes, Tremors, and Aftershocks, and she was also the editor/author of the award-winning New York Public Library Science Desk Reference.

Thomas E. Svarney is a scientist who has written extensively about the natural world. His books, with Patricia Barnes-Svarney, include Visible Ink Press The Handy Dinosaur Answer Book, The Handy Math Answer Book, and The Handy Ocean Answer Book, and he is also the author of Skies of Fury: Weather Weirdness around the World and The Oryx Guide to Natural History.

They live in Endicott, NY.