Rachel Poliquin

The Gland Factory

A Tour of Your Body's Goops, Juices, and Hormones
Illustrator: Hanmer, Clayton

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Produktbeschreibung

From the award-winning creators of The Museum of Odd Body Leftovers, comes a wonderfully fun-sometimes gross-exploration of the endocrine and exocrine systems.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Greystone Books, Canada
• Seitenzahl: 80
• Altersempfehlung: 8 bis 12 Jahre
• Erscheinungstermin: 28. Oktober 2025
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 256mm x 202mm x 12mm
• Gewicht: 450g
• ISBN-13: 9781778400988
• ISBN-10: 1778400981
• Artikelnr.: 72224053

Autorenporträt

Rachel Poliquin is a writer engaged in all things orderly and disorderly in the natural world. She is the author of The Museum of Odd Body Leftovers and the Superpower Field Guide series, and has also written for Science Friday, The Believer Magazine, and the New York Times. She lives in Vancouver, British Columbia. Clayton Hanmer (aka CTON) has illustrated several children's books, including The Museum of Odd Body Leftovers, Trending: How and Why Stuff Gets Popular, and Dog vs Ultra Dog. His award-winning comic art has also appeared in, among others, National Geographic Kids, the New York Times, and Today’s Parent. He lives in Bloomfield, Ontario.

Inhaltsangabe

1 Welcome to the Factory!
Gland Departments 
2 The Mouth Machine
The Salivary Glands 
3 The Snot Shower
The Nasal Glands 
4 The Jelly Balls
The Lacrimal Glands
5 Main Control
The Hypothalamus
6 Temperature Control
Thermoregulation
7 Message Delivery Systems
Your Nervous System and Your Blood!
8 Hormone Storehouse—West Wing 
The Pituitary Gland, Anterior Lobe
9 Hormone Storehouse—East Wing 
The Pituitary Gland, Posterior Lobe
10 No Pee-Pee Hormone
Anti-Diuretic Hormone 
11 Panic Mode!
12 Digestion Department
The Pancreas
13 Sugar Boss
Pancreas, Again!
14 Sleepy-Time Central
The Pineal Gland
15 Exit Through the Waxy Ear Holes
Gland Factory Survey
Gland Factory Guidebook (Glossary)
Further Reading
Index
Bios