num_pages: 32
description: Read and find out about skin in this colorfully illustrated nonfiction picture book. From the top of your head to the soles of your feet, you are all wrapped up in skin. Your skin protects your body from germs and dirt. But it is also very sensitive and sometimes needs protection itself. Read and find out about your amazing, strong, and delicate skin. "Four children take turns presenting different aspects of the skin, such as pigment and melanin, cuts and healing, fingerprints, and the sense of touch." (School Library Journal) 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 Top 10 reasons to love 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 &amp; Films Prize for Outstanding Science Series.
language: English
title: Your Skin and Mine
titlecomplete: Your Skin and Mine
genres: Nonfiction, Science, Picture Books, Childrens
ratings_count: 84
series: Let's-Read-and-Find-Out Science, Stage 2
publisher: HarperCollins