A Drop of Blood

Read and find out about how your body uses blood in this colorfully illustrated nonfiction picture book.

You've seen your own blood, when you have a cut or a scrape. You can see the veins in your wrist, and you've seen the scab that forms as a cut heals. But do you know what blood does for you?

An excellent choice for units on the circulatory system or to take the fear out of cuts, scrapes, and blood tests, according to a School Library Journal starred review.

Without blood, you couldn't play, or grow, or learn. That's because just about every part of your body needs blood, from your muscles to your bones to your brain. How does your body use blood? Read and find out!

This is a clear and appealing science book for early elementary age kids, both at home and in the classroom. It's a Level 2 Let's-Read-and-Find-Out, which means the book explores more challenging concepts for children in the primary grades. The 100+ titles in this leading nonfiction series are:

hands-on and visualacclaimed and trustedgreat for classrooms

Top 10 reasons to love LRFOs:

Entertain and educate at the same timeHave appealing, child-centered topicsDevelopmentally appropriate for emerging readersFocused; answering questions instead of using survey approachEmploy engaging picture book quality illustrationsUse simple charts and graphics to improve visual literacy skillsFeature hands-on activities to engage young scientistsMeet national science education standardsWritten/illustrated by award-winning authors/illustrators & vetted by an expert in the fieldOver 130 titles in print, meeting a wide range of kids' scientific interests

Books in this series support the Common Core Learning Standards, Next Generation Science Standards, and the Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math (STEM) standards. Let's-Read-and-Find-Out is the winner of the American Association for the Advancement of Science/Subaru Science Books & Films Prize for Outstanding Science Series.

Author: Paul Showers
Publisher: HarperCollins
Published: 05/04/2004
Pages: 32
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.30lbs
Size: 7.66h x 10.00w x 0.15d
ISBN: 9780060091101
Audience: Ages 4-8

Accelerated Reader:
Reading Level: 3.6
Point Value: 0.5
Interest Level: Lower Grade
Quiz #/Name: 13806 / Drop of Blood


Review Citation(s):
School Library Journal 07/01/2004 pg. 96
Booklist 08/01/2004 pg. 1939
Hornbook Guide to Children 01/01/2004 pg. 440 - Below Average, With Minor Flaw
Hornbook Guide to Children 07/01/2004 pg. 440 - Below Average, With Minor Flaw
School Library Journal 04/01/2005 pg. 29

About the Author
Showers, Paul: - Paul Showers wrote twenty books for the Let's-Read-and-Find-Out Science series, including favorites such as What Happens to a Hamburger? and Where Does the Garbage Go? Mr. Showers worked on the Detroit Free Press, the New York Herald Tribune, and for thirty years, the Sunday New York Times. Miller, Edward: -

Edward Miller has illustrated A Drop of Blood and What Happens to a Hamburger? for the Let's-Read-and-Find-Out Science series. He lives in New York City.