Osteoblasts to the Rescue: An Imaginative Journey Through the Skeletal System (Human Body Detectives) - Softcover

Heather Manley

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1484966473 ISBN 13: 9781484966471

Publisher: CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform, 2013

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 Osteoblasts to the Rescue, Merrin and Pearl examine their friend Lily's skeletal system on their journey to reach the broken bone in her arm. Along the way they slide down rib bones, climb up the clavicle, see the fracture, and so much more.

In the end they not learn about how broken bones repair themselves, but they get a firsthand lesson on the functions of the skeletal system.

Ideal for both the home and the classroom, these beautifully illustrated books offer activity pages as well as a glossary of terms and information about the best foods kids can eat to keep their bodies healthy. A curriculum for teachers is also available for each book. The Human Body Detectives series offers science with a twist--an accessible lesson about the human body presented in a fun, relatable way that kids will love.

Each Human Body Detective book can stand alone as well as be read as part of the series.

Osteoblasts to the Rescue is one of five stories featured in the Human Body Detectives series, along with Battle with the Bugs, A Heart Pumping Adventure, The Lucky Escape, and Brainiacs ( summer 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.

From the Back Cover

The Human Body Detectives stories teach kids how their bodies work and what foods best fuel them. They feature two young "Human Body Detectives," Merrin and Pearl, who magically enter different human body physiological systems to solve health mysteries. Through action packed engaging yet educational adventures, readers learn how the anatomy and physiology body systems work and which foods best fuel and feed each system.  Ideal for ages 4 to 10.

There are four books in the Human Body Detectives series, The Lucky Escape,  Battle with the Bugs, A Heart Pumping Adventure, and Osteoblasts to the Rescue.  All titles are available through Amazon.

About this edition

• Publisher: CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform
• Publication date: 2013
• ISBN 10: 1484966473
• ISBN 13: 9781484966471
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 53