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Kidneys / Shannon Caster. |
| Authors: | Caster, Shannon. |
| Call number: | j612.463 CAS |
| Publisher: | New York : PowerKids Press, 2010. |
| Publication date: | 2010. |
| Subject: | Kidneys -- Physiology -- Juvenile literature. |
| Series title: | Body works. |
| Title: | Kidneys / Shannon Caster. |
| Edition: | 1st ed. |
| Physical description: | 24 p. : col. ill. ; 22 cm. |
| Contents note: | The body's filter -- Blood and the renal arteries -- Tiny filters at work -- Leaving the kidneys -- Hold on: the bladder -- On the way out -- The balancing act -- Kidneys and hormones -- Kidneys and calcium -- Kidney trouble!. |
| Notes: | Includes index. |
| Summary note: | From processing waste to producing hormones that keep body systems well-regulated, the kidneys are always busy. This introductory volume explains it all and features cool diagrams, too. |
| ISBN: | 9781435893726 (library binding) 1435893727 (library binding) 9781435898325 (pbk.) 143589832X (pbk.) 9781435898332 (6-pack) 1435898338 (6-pack) |
| LCCN: | 2009034733 |
| Url for this record: | http://sherloc.imcpl.org/?itemid=|library/marc/dynix|1285338 |
| Bib No.: | 1285338 |