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What Is a Living Thing? (Science of Living Things) - Softcover

Kalman, Bobbie

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Synopsis

Children see themselves as part of a non-living world of houses, schools, and televisions. This intriguing book explains what a living thing is so that children can make the connection between themselves and other living things, including plants, animals, and insects. Children will discover: - why living things need air, food, water, and sunshine - what cells are - how living things need energy - how they grow, change, and reproduce - the different senses

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Taken from Chapter 6: Living things need air Earth is the only planet in our solar system that has air. Air covers Earth like a blanket. It helps protect living things from the sun's burning rays. Earth is the only planet that we know of that has living things. Living things need the oxygen and carbon dioxide in air to stay alive.

Review

The Science of Living Things series demonstrates that Bobbie Kalman and her staff have turned out yet another informative and finely produced series of books. . . . this whole series would make a welcome addition to the elementary school library -- Kay Lehr, Fort Rouge School, Manitoba, Jan. 1999

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