Your Amazing Skin from Outside In
Published on 25. September 2018
96 pages
978-1-4814-2206-2 (ISBN)
Description
A Bank Street Best Book of 2019
It's itchy, it's sweaty, it's embarrassing...but most of all, it's fascinating! Dr. Joanne Settel has all the answers to our most burning questions in this wacky and informative book of poems about our skin.
Have you ever wondered…
Why you blush when you're embarrassed?
Why you've got freckles everywhere?
Why your fingers wrinkle in the pool?
Why your friends come in all different colors?
Why mosquitoes think you're delicious?
Why you've got that giant pimple on your nose?
Look no further!
With supercool facts, clever rhymes, and hilarious illustrations by Bonnie Timmons, acclaimed author Joanne Settel answers all these questions (and more!) in this fascinating, fun exploration of the science of our skin from head to toe. When she's through, you won't believe what your skin can do!
It's itchy, it's sweaty, it's embarrassing...but most of all, it's fascinating! Dr. Joanne Settel has all the answers to our most burning questions in this wacky and informative book of poems about our skin.
Have you ever wondered…
Why you blush when you're embarrassed?
Why you've got freckles everywhere?
Why your fingers wrinkle in the pool?
Why your friends come in all different colors?
Why mosquitoes think you're delicious?
Why you've got that giant pimple on your nose?
Look no further!
With supercool facts, clever rhymes, and hilarious illustrations by Bonnie Timmons, acclaimed author Joanne Settel answers all these questions (and more!) in this fascinating, fun exploration of the science of our skin from head to toe. When she's through, you won't believe what your skin can do!
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Dr. Joanne Settel is an award-winning writer of science books for children, including Your Amazing Skin from Outside In and Your Amazing Digestion from Mouth Through Intestine. Dr. Settel's book Exploding Ants: Amazing Facts About How Animals Adapt was listed as one of the Outstanding Science Trade Books for Students K-12 by the Children's Book Council. Dr. Settel has a PhD in biology. She is a professor emeritus at Baltimore City Community College, where she taught courses in biology, anatomy, and physiology. She lives with her husband in Maryland, where she enjoys hiking, playing bridge, and gardening. Visit her online at JoanneSettel.com.
Content
- Intro
- Dedication
- Part I: What's in This Skin? The Basics
- You Won't Believe What Skin Can Do
- Layers and Layers and Layers of Skin
- Part II: Blushing, Tanning, Freckled Skin
- Black, Brown, White, and Pinkish Skin
- Some Kids Tan and Some Kids Burn
- Freckles, Freckles Everywhere
- When I'm Embarrassed I Turn Red
- My Fingers Get White in the Snow
- Part III: Sweaty, Bumpy, Wrinkly Skin
- My Fingerprints Give Me Away
- I've Got Blue Ink All Over Me
- My Fingers Wrinkle in the Pool
- Goose Bumps Popped Up on My Skin
- Sweaty, Sweaty Me
- We're Getting Stinky
- Part IV: Cut, Bruised, Scabby Skin
- I Cut My Thumb
- Black and Blue and Yellow, Too
- I've Got a Scab I Want to Pick
- Part V: Itchy, Sizzling, Peeling Skin
- Mosquitoes Love Me!
- I'm So Itchy
- Ouch! I've Got a Sunburn
- I'm Losing My Skin!
- My Skin Is Hot, But I Feel Cold
- Part VI: Pimply, Blistered, Warty Skin
- I've Got a Pimple on My Nose
- I've Got a Blister on My Toe
- I Hate This Wart
- Conclusion: Your Skin Will Thank You, That's for Sure!
- About the Author and Illustrator
- Glossary
- For More Information
- Useful Websites
- References and Additional Reading
- Index
- Copyright
