Human Movement How the Body Walks, Runs, Jumps, and Kicks (Inquire and Investigate)

Why do we walk on two legs? How do our muscles know how to work together when we
dance? How does our brain work with our hands to sink a basketball? In Human
Movement: How the Body Walks, Runs, Jumps, and Kicks, readers ages 12 to 15 learn
the basic anatomy and physiology of the human body and discover how bones, muscles,
tendons, organs, and nerves work together to make movement possible. Human
Movement takes a look at all of the components of the human body and examines how
they allow you to move and interact with the world around you. Readers also learn what
they can do to keep their bodies healthy and fit and moving well.
Combining hands-on activities, such as building a hand model with working muscles and
tendons, with biology, chemistry, biomechanics, and nutrition, Human Movement offers
entertaining graphic novel illustrations and relevant sidebars. Links to online primary
sources and other important websites deepen readers’ experiences and strengthen practical
connections to the material