Emily Raij - My Endocrine System: A 4D Book

by Emily Raij

Consultant: Natasha Kasbekar, M.D., Pediatrician Kids Health Partners, LLC, Skokie, Ill.

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Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication data is available on the Library of Congress website. ISBN 978-1-9771-0305-5 (library binding) ISBN 978-1-9771-0557-8 (paperback) ISBN 978-1-9771-0307-9 (eBook PDF) ISBN 978-1-5435-9737-0 (eBook) Provides facts about the endocrine system.

Editorial Credits Karen Aleo and Anna Butzer, editors; Charmaine Whitman, designer; Kelly Garvin, media researcher; Katy LaVigne, production specialist

Image Credits iStockphoto: FatCamera, Artistic elements: Shutterstock/zizi_mentos

The My Body Systems set supports the national science standards related to structures and processes. This book describes and illustrates the endocrine system. The images support early readers in understanding the text. The repetition of words and phrases helps early readers learn new words. This book also introduces early readers to subject-specific vocabulary words, which are defined in the Glossary section. Early readers may need assistance to read some words and to use the Table of Contents, Glossary, Read More, Internet Sites, Critical Thinking Questions, and Index sections of the book.

Wow! I grew a few inches this summer! How does my body know when to grow? Its my endocrine system at work.

My endocrine system has .

endocrine gland

Hormones move all over my body. They help send messages. The messages tell my body to do different jobs.

Many glands are in my head, neck, and by my stomach. There is a gland in my brain. It makes hormones that help me grow.

gland

gland

gland

Another gland in my brain tells other glands what to do. It controls when I am hungry, thirsty, or in pain. It keeps me warm or cool too.

My neck has a gland. It makes hormones that help my body turn food into . Now I can run and play!

My body has two . Each kidney has a gland on it. These glands make my heart beat faster. They send sugar into the blood.

kidney

kidney

A gland called the sugars. If my bodys sugar is too high, it can make me sick.

pancreas

I exercise, eat healthy food, and get enough sleep. This helps my hormones keep my body balanced!

to keep steady

a basic substance that makes up all materials

the strength to do active things without getting tired

an organ in the body that makes natural chemicals

a chemical made by a gland in the body that
helps a person grow and develop

an organ that takes waste products from the blood
and turns them into urine

an organ near the stomach that makes insulin

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