Moving up with Science: The Body (Moving up with Science) - Children's Book

Author: Peter Riley
Publisher: Franklin Watts Ltd
Category: Children's, Science & Technology
Age Group: 9+
Book Format: Paperback

Discover what happens inside your body; the way muscles and bones work together and what happens to your food as it is digested. Explore the ways you can keep your body healthy and find out about animal bodies and food chains.Find out all about the science in the world around us with Moving Up with Science. Written to support the National Curriculum at Key Stage 2, each title explores key scientific topics through a combination of concise information and fun experiments. Suitable for readers aged 7 and up.Written by an award-winning science author, Peter Riley.

1: Animal bodies

2: The human skeleton

3: Muscles

4: Animal skeletons

5: Movement in animals

6: Teeth

7: The digestive system

8: The circulatory system

9: Nutrients

10: A balanced diet

11: What animals eat

12: Food chains

13: Glossary

14: Answers to the activities and questions

15: Index and about this book
Peter Riley was a science teacher for 25 years, 17 of them as Head of Science. His first book was published in 1981, and he has been a full-time author since 1996, with over 200 books published for children, students and teachers. He is the winner of the prestigious Schoolbook Award for Science in 2000, as well as being shortlisted for the Aventis Science Prize 2004 and nominated for the Educational Resources Award in 2009.

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