The Reproductive System by Alvin Silverstein

The subject of genetics is not considered, nor are questions of human sexuality-a legitimate limitation of scope that is carried to extremes when intercourse is described as a process that occurs ''when a man and woman wish to have a child.'' Obviously then, this will neither stimulate young scientists nor answer children's personal sex questions, but as a strictly mechanical survey of the mechanics of reproduction, it might have some classroom utility.

And the authors' obeisance to the trend of weaving simple experiments into the text results in some pretty silly suggestions: the reader is directed to put a handful of broken toothpicks in his pocket and throw another handful on the grass to demonstrate that offspring given more care by their parents are more likely to survive. The closing chapter on ''frontiers of research'' is disappointing here, exploring only the well-settled territory of the birth control pill, IUD, fertility drugs and artificial insemination (with a bare mention of ''test tube babies''). Reproductive System by Silverstein, Alvin Silverstein, Robert Pages can have notes/highlighting. The digestive system fuels the body and feeds cells. The respiratory system delivers oxygen to all parts of the body. The circulatory system moves blood around the body. The Respiratory System: How Living Creatures BreatheAlvin Silverstein. Alvin Silverstein Author of A World in a Drop of Water: Exploring with a Microscope Includes the names: Alvin Silverstien, Dr. The skeletal system supports the body and protects organs.

A 'Butterfly Information' page clearly labels butterfly anatomy and answers basic question about these fascinating fluttery insects, a 'Flower Identification' page showcases butterfly-attracting flowers such as the purple coneflower (echinacea), phlox, and lantana, and the last page offers a few pointers on growing a butterfly garden.Another serviceable but unexciting system book from the Silversteins, tracing the one in question through various animals from the amoeba on, with special emphasis on humans and a brief chapter on plants. 3: The Nervous SystemHyun-dong Han, The Early Sociology of Culture: Old World. Several pages of background material conclude the book, labeling different kinds of butterflies at different stages of development, from the buckeye butterfly to the painted lady to the monarch. 'They pump their wings, get ready to fly, then hungry butterflies head for the sky.' The colors become increasingly dazzling, each butterfly springing to life with Ehlert's color-soaked cut-paper magic. Before our eyes, the eggs turn to caterpillars, the caterpillars to cases, the cases to lovely butterflies.

Each one knows what it must do.' As the gentle rhyme unfolds, we turn the small, partial pages that form the larger spread of fabulous foliage in this lush, oversized book. 'Out in the fields, eggs are hidden from view, / clinging to leaves with butterfly glue.

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The Reproductive System by Alvin Silverstein