SuitabookBreathing as an essential body process
The book follows air as it travels into and out of the lungs and relates this process to the body receiving oxygen.
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Seymour Simon - Author
A focused introduction to the journey of air through the lungs, linking an everyday action—breathing—with the body’s need for oxygen and removal of carbon dioxide.
"Take a deep breath and then let it out. Did you feel your chest rise and fall? That is actually your lungs filling with oxygen and then pushing carbon dioxide back out when you exhale. Without your lungs and your entire respiratory system, the rest of your body wouldn't receive the oxygen you need to survive. To give your body the oxygen it needs, you breathe twenty times every minute. You breathe more than twenty thousand times each and every day. Acclaimed science writer Seymour Simon has teamed up with the Smithsonian Institution to explore the important journey that air takes in and out of your lungs." - jacket
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Sign in for personalised guidanceA focused introduction to the journey of air through the lungs, linking an everyday action—breathing—with the body’s need for oxygen and removal of carbon dioxide.
The book follows air as it travels into and out of the lungs and relates this process to the body receiving oxygen.
The key point to revisit is that breathing is continuous and purposeful: air supplies oxygen while exhalation removes carbon dioxide. Ask the child to explain that sequence simply.
This is a grounded book brief while Suitabook strengthens the analysis: the current material supports only a cautious reading; another book-specific source is still needed.
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