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A Drop of Blood

by Paul Showers Publisher: HARPERCOLLINS

Critically Recognized

A child-friendly introduction to what blood does

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Awards & Recognition

  • Critical praise

    School Library Journal starred review

    The book is described as an excellent choice for units on the circulatory system or for helping children feel le...

  • Series recognition

    Winner: AAAS/Subaru Science Books & Films Prize for Outstanding Science Series

    The Let's-Read-and-Find-Out series is stated to be the winner of this prize; the recognition is for the series, ...

AlbakiReads Editorial

A child-friendly introduction to what blood does

Using familiar experiences such as cuts, scrapes, visible veins, and healing scabs, this nonfiction picture book explains blood’s role throughout the body. It connects blood to the work of muscles, bones, and the brain, giving young children a focused starting point for understanding the circulatory system. Color illustrations, along with the book’s place in the Level 2 Let’s-Read-and-Find-Out series, support primary-grade exploration of a scientific subject that can otherwise feel abstract—or a little intimidating. The emphasis stays on a central question: how does the body use blood?

Good fit for readers who enjoy

  • Children beginning to explore the human body and circulatory system
  • Primary-grade classrooms studying anatomy or health-related science
  • Kids curious about cuts, scabs, veins, or blood tests

Themes

Blood and the bodyCirculatory systemHealingHuman anatomyScience learning

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Book overview

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.

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