"We all know, intellectually, that our time on earth is limited. What would we change if we knew it viscerally? Kate Bowler was thirty-five when she was diagnosed with stage IV colon cancer. Now that she's responded to immunotherapy Kate has to figure out how to make a new life between CT scans. Before she got sick, she'd accepted the very American idea that life was an endless horizon of possibilities. Now she has to figure out what to do within...

What would you be if your finger bones grew so long that they reached your feet? You'd be a bat! What if you had no leg bones but kept your arm bones? You'd be a whale, a dolphin, or a porpoise! This entertaining picture book will keep readers guessing as they learn about how our skeletons are like―and unlike―those of other animals. How are you similar to animals? How are you different? These entertaining picture books from educator and veterinarian...

Simple text describes various bird beaks and how birds use them to eat, hunt, and gather food. Includes a quiz.

Contains facts about the tarantula and the scorpion, comparing such aspects as their sizes, brain structure, and abilities.

Discusses the many animals and insects that have wings, the various types of wings, and how they are used.

Birds, butterflies, and bats. These are the animals that soar above and around all over the world. How do they stay aloft? And why? This book highlights the adaptations that make the albatross, monarch butterfly, and common kestrel successful in the sky and their habitat. From body parts to behaviors, these adaptations are fascinating and engage readers with science content in a fun, fact-filled way. Age-appropriate language and detail are supported...

In this second exercise, you'll find another 15 questions to test your knowledge of genetics. Topics include Punnett squares, genotypes and phenotypes, dominant and recessive alleles, and co-dominance.

Brilliantly designed and marvelous in its mechanics, the human body is incredible. With stunning footage and powerful first hand accounts, take a fantastic journey through an ordinary day in the life of the human body. Witness striking feats of medical advancement, from glimpses of open-brain surgery to real-time views of Aerosmith rocker Steven Tyler's vocal chords. Meet athletes and other unique people who push the human body to its ultimate limits....