Battle with the Bugs: An Imaginative Journey Through the Immune System (Human Body Detectives) - Softcover

Heather Manley

Softcover

ISBN 10: 146356189X ISBN 13: 9781463561895

Publisher: CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform, 2011

Synopsis

Human Body Detectives Merrin and Pearl are at it again. Their magical ability to jump into people’s bodies and explore their systems (digestive, skeletal, nervous ( June 2014), circulatory, and immune) combines science with their fun adventures to help kids understand their anatomy and how their bodies work. In Battle with the Bugs, Merrin and Pearl enter their cousin, Max’s, immune system to find out why he was sick. During their journey, they travel up Max’s nose, ride on a white blood cell into battle against the bacteria that was making Max sick, and use their knowledge of nutrition to successfully end Max’s fever. In the end, they not only learn about the different types of white blood cells and what they do to keep us healthy, they also get a firsthand lesson on the functions of the immune system. Battle with the Bugs is one of five stories featured in the Human Body Detectives series, along with, A Heart Pumping Adventure, Osteoblasts to the Rescue, The Lucky Escape, and Brainiacs, debuting in June 2014.

About this title

From the Author:

Do your books have a teaching objective?  If so, what is it?

Yes! But what is so wonderful about the series is that kids do not even realize they are learning. My goals for students are:
 
●      Have a basic understanding on how each body system functions, how they work independently, yet are dependent on each other to function optimally.
●      Understand the important role nutrition plays in having a healthy body.
Do you plan on doing a series for older kids?

I recently launched the Human Body Detectives Go To School Nutrition 101 for Middle and High School curriculum. It is an extensive turnkey nutrition unit for grades 6 through 12. It is full of entertaining labs, practical information and simple everyday guidelines to food and nutrition.

The HBD curriculum can be purchased on the Teachers Pay Teachers and Homeschooling Buyers Co op websites. Reviews and testimonials can be read on Human Body Detectives site.

From the Inside Flap:

As parents, our sincerest hope for our children is that they will learn to make good choices in life, nourishing their bodies and minds with all the good things this world has to offer them. However, as a mother of two and creator of weelicious.com, I am all too aware that trying to get kids excited about food and what goes in their bodies is not an easy feat.

From the first time I encountered Human Body Detectives, I knew I had discovered something special and found a kindred spirit in Dr. Heather. Dr. Heather's Human Body Detectives series has great stories written with a heart and sense of humor that engages and educates kids by inspiring them to be healthy, eat well and, most of all, have fun doing it. In fact, "Fun" is the operative word. The good habits and healthy practices your kids will learn in Human Body Detectives are just the by products of the good time they will have reading it. This series, about the importance of kids respecting their own bodies, is one of the greatest gifts you can give your children and one that they will in turn be able to give themselves everyday they employ the lessons learned in the pages of Dr. Heather's books.

I wish learning was this fun when I was a kid!

Catherine McCord

About this edition

• Publisher: CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform
• Publication date: 2011
• ISBN 10: 146356189X
• ISBN 13: 9781463561895
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 38