The Brain and Nervous System (The Human Body) - Softcover

Ward, Brian R.

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0851669077 ISBN 13: 9780851669076

Publisher: The Watts Publishing Group, 1981

Synopsis

The brain is the control center of the body, the site of our thoughts, feelings, and memories. The brain also regulates hundreds of body parts and processes. We will look at the network of nerves that branches from the brain and spinal cord and carries m

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About the Author

Steve Parker is a Heinemann-Raintree author.

From Booklist

Gr. 5-8. Librarians may recognize this title and the series (The Human Body) from which it comes: a book by the same name, by Parker, was published by Watts in 1990. But Raintree/Steck-Vaughn has billed this as completely new, one of six titles in a new Human Body series. Parker has, indeed, rewritten and reorganized the text, and the illustrations have been completely changed. Although Parker's language is a bit more scientific than it was in the earlier book, his approach and his coverage are generally the same, with each double-page spread tackling a particular subject--from brain waves to the main parts of the brain to sleep to memory. It's the artwork that really stands out. The well-captioned anatomical drawings are an excellent feature. Three other series titles, including two by Carol Ballard, are listed in the Series Roundup. Books on the reproductive and muscular systems will follow in the fall. Stephanie Zvirin

About this edition

• Publisher: The Watts Publishing Group
• Publication date: 1981
• ISBN 10: 0851669077
• ISBN 13: 9780851669076
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 48