Living Systems : Life's Inside Story
by Emily Sohn and Patricia Ohlenroth.
- Chicago : Norwood House Press, c2011.
- 48 p. : col. ill. ; 23 cm.
- iScience readers .
- iScience readers. .
Includes bibliographical references (p. 46) and index.
iScience puzzle -- Discover activity -- Body basics: cells -- What is the purpose of your body's transport systems? -- Pump it! -- Connecting to history -- Science at work -- Breath of life -- Eat up! -- How does material move through the excretory system? -- Transport systems in plants -- Solve the iScience puzzle -- Beyond the puzzle.
"Describes the different systems that make up humans and plants: how and why they both eat, drink, and stay alive. As readers use scientific inquiry to learn about these specific living systems, an activity based on real world situations challenges them to apply what they've learned in order to solve a puzzle"--Provided by publisher.