Building Blocks of Life Science 1 – 8 Volumes Set (2014 Edition)

Key Features

• Helps build a conceptual understanding of the fundamentals of body organs and systems
• Serves as an introduction to the topics for younger students and as a refresher for older students
• Accessible comics format can aid striving readers and ELL students
• Includes memorable visual metaphors for life science concepts
• Matches the curriculum for Grades K through 5
• Goes beyond the curriculum to include interesting examples of the concepts at work
• Includes information about how scientists use their knowledge of the topic and why that knowledge is important
• Selected titles in this series have received Lexile® measurements in the range of 710 to 760
• Perfect for students across a spectrum of reading comprehension and science mastery levels
• A new eight-volume set in the popular Building Blocks of Science series
• Humorous comics-style art featuring whimsical characters to guide the reader through topics exploring human body systems
• Full-page or full-spread diagrams and colorful illustrations
• Glossary and index in each volume
• List of additional print and website resources

Series Titles:

• Cells to Organ Systems
• The Circulatory System
• The Digestive and Urinary Systems
• The Endocrine and Reproductive Systems
• Fighting Sickness
• The Nervous System
• The Respiratory System
• The Skeletal and Muscular Systems