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4-6Body Talk series.
These leveled-text editions discuss the human body and how it works. Rather than isolating the different parts of the body, the books demonstrate how the body systems work together to perform everyday functions (though some of the descriptions are vague). The design features many photographs, diagrams, and sidebars. "Find out later" questions preview the information. Reading list. Glos., ind. Review covers these Body Talk titles: Break It Down, Control Freak, Defend Yourself, In Your Genes, Move Your Body, and Pump It Up.