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Your Body Battles a Cold
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by Vicki Cobb, illustrated by Andrew N. Harris
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Series: Body Battles
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Sniff, sniff, achoo! You know how miserable a cold can make you feel. But did you know that it’s the start of a battle? Nasty germs called rhinoviruses attack the cells inside your nose. Luckily, your body doesn’t take this assault lying down. While your nose works to blow the invaders out with sneezes and wash them out with mucus, your blood cells also move in to fight the rhinoviruses to the death. That yellow-green mucus that’s part of a cold is really dead viruses and dead blood cells—all casualties of the battle that your body will win.
Get a close look at this body battle with comic illustrations and ground-breaking photomicrographs. The photomicrographs magnify the actual cellular processes tens of thousands of times, offering you a front-row seat for all the action.
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Reading Level:
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Grade 4
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Interest Level:
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Grades 2-5
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Ages:
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7-11
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Copyright:
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©2009
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Imprint:
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Millbrook Press
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Trim Size:
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9 x 9
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Pages:
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32
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ATOS:
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5.3
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Points:
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0.5
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Quiz:
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127236
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Lexile:
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870
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SRC Level:
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5.2
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Book Features
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Full-Color Illustrations • Full-Color Photographs • Further Reading • Glossary • Index • Websites
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ISBN-10:
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0-8225-6813-6
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ISBN-13:
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978-0-8225-6813-1
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Format:
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Library Bound
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List Price:
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$ 25.26
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S&L Price*:
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$ 18.95
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• Society of School Librarians International (SSLI) Honor Book
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Reviewed by: |
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The Horn Book Guide, Science Books & Films, School Library Journal |
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- "The body's immune system has never looked like this before with plasma cells using sling shots to fire antibodies into viruses, platelets riding inner tubes down a stream of blood, and viruses multiplying in a 'Germco' factory. Each title introduces five or six defense cells, disguised as superheroes protecting the body from adversarial viruses (unspecified in Skinned Knee, rotavirus in Stomachache, and rhinovirus in Cold). The normal body functions are introduced before focusing on what happens when things go awry. The oversize text uses metaphors that readers will understand, such as comparing the stomach to a 'food processor' or a macrophage to a 'garbage truck.' The physical process of vomiting is explained and illustrated in Stomachache, while diarrhea is described less graphically. Sanitary precautions are mentioned where appropriate. Most of the vivid, double-page illustrations include a pertinent, labeled micrograph, with magnification indicated. Contrasting insets offer more detailed information. The books can be read following only the general texts, but the micrographs will fascinate and compel young readers to read everything."
--School Library Journal
- "Vivid photomicrographs and humorous cartoons accompany lucid explanations of the human body's defenses. The second-person narration ('Don't you just hate to get a stomachache?') engages readers learning about familiar maladies. Texts also include a few simple activities (e.g., using a flashlight and mirror to examine protective nose hairs, gumming a cracker until it tastes sweet). Reading list, websites. Glos., ind. Review covers these Body Battles titles: Your Body Battles a Cold, Your Body Battles a Skinned Knee, and Your Body Battles a Stomachache."
--The Horn Book Guide
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*The S&L price is available only to school and library customers and reflects a 25% discount off hardcovers only.
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