{"id":5849287367,"title":"The Circulatory Story","handle":"the-circulatory-story","description":"\u003c!-- - - - - - - - ENTER AUTHOR\/ILLUSTRATOR INFO BELOW - - - - - - - --\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBy: \u003ca title=\"Mary Corcoran\" href=\"http:\/\/www.charlesbridge.com\/pages\/mary-corcoran\"\u003eMary K. Corcoran\u003c\/a\u003e \/ Illustrated by: \u003ca title=\"Jef Czekaj\" href=\"http:\/\/www.charlesbridge.com\/pages\/jef-czekaj\"\u003eJef Czekaj\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c!-- - - - - - - - ENTER HEADING BELOW - - - - - - - --\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eHop a ride with a red blood cell!\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003c!-- - - - - - - - ENTER DESCRIPTION BELOW - - - - - - - --\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSimple, humorous text and comic illustrations explain the basics of the circulatory system - the systemic, pulmonary, and coronary circuits. Readers follow a red blood cell on its journey through the body, and in the process learn how the body combats disease, performs gas exchanges, and fights plaque.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c!-- - - - - - - - - - - - ENTER RECOMMENDATIONS BELOW - - - - - - - -- - - --\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"recommended-books\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIf you like this book, you’ll enjoy these:\u003cbr\u003e\u003ca href=\"\/products\/the-quest-to-digest\"\u003eThe Quest to Digest\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ca title=\"Science Stunts\" href=\"http:\/\/www.charlesbridge.com\/products\/science-stunts\"\u003eScience Stunts\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c!-- - - - - - - - - - - - START OF TABS - - - - - - - -- - - --\u003e [TABS]\n\u003ch5\u003eLook Inside\u003c\/h5\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cimg class=\"cvr-border-gray\" style=\"display: block; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0750\/0101\/files\/circulatory-story-spread.jpg?17231189335830837860\"\u003e\u003c!-- Please call pinit.js only once per page --\u003e \u003cscript src=\"\/\/assets.pinterest.com\/js\/pinit.js\" data-pin-hover=\"true\" data-pin-height=\"32\" data-pin-shape=\"round\" defer async=\"\" type=\"text\/javascript\"\u003e\u003c\/script\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c!-- - - - - - - - - - - - ENTER AUTHOR BIO BELOW - - - - - - - - - --\u003e\n\u003ch5\u003eAuthor \u0026amp; Illustrator\u003c\/h5\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMary Corcoran, author\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMary Corcoran grew up in Mount Vernon, New York. Camping trips with her large family were a great opportunity for a young girl fascinated by the natural world and interested in the sciences.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMary studied Biology at the City University of New York-Lehman College and did her student teaching at the Bronx High School of Science. After working as a Student Conservation Association volunteer at Acadia National Park in Maine and at Badlands National Park in South Dakota, Mary moved to Colorado Springs and dedicated her life to teaching science.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ca title=\"Mary Corcoran\" href=\"http:\/\/www.charlesbridge.com\/pages\/mary-corcoran\"\u003eRead more\u003c\/a\u003e about Mary.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c!-- - - - - - - ENTER ILLUSTRATOR BIO BELOW - - - - - - - - - - - --\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eJef Czekaj, illustrator\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eJef Czekaj is a cartoonist, musician, and poster artist who lives and works in Somerville, Massachusetts.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eHis adventure comic strip, \u003ci\u003eGrandpa and Julie: Shark Hunters\u003c\/i\u003e, is read by over a million children monthly in Spanish and English in \u003ci\u003eNickelodeon Magazine\u003c\/i\u003e. A Zeric-award-winning collection of the first 3 years of this strip has been collected in a book of the same name (Top Shelf). His self-published comic \u003ci\u003eHypertruck\u003c\/i\u003e has been called \"the funniest indie-obsessed subcultural screed ever photocopied\" by the \u003ci\u003eSeattle Stranger\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ca title=\"Jef Czekaj\" href=\"http:\/\/www.charlesbridge.com\/pages\/jef-czekaj\"\u003eRead more\u003c\/a\u003e about Jef.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c!-- - - - - - - - - ENTER AWARDS \u0026 HONORS BELOW - - - - - - - - --\u003e\n\u003ch5\u003eAwards \u0026amp; Honors\u003c\/h5\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eA Junior Library Guild Selection\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c!-- - - - - - - - - - ENTER REVIEWS BELOW - - - - - - - - - --\u003e\n\u003ch5\u003eEditorial Reviews\u003c\/h5\u003e\n\u003cblockquote\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBooklist\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eShowing why \"it's great to circulate,\" the author and illustrator of \u003ci\u003eThe Quest to Digest\u003c\/i\u003e (2006) take young readers on an equally engaging ride through the heart, lungs, arteries, veins, capillaries, and back again. In the big, labeled cartoon illustrations a small, green Shmoo-like creature rides a red blood cell down a river of plasma (\"YEE HAW!\"), \"passes gas\" to a body cell in exchange for a bag of CO2, sits back to watch as white blood cells and platelets race to a skinned knee, then threateningly wards off a cheeseburger and other fatty, arterial plaque-causing foods. Corcoran's breezy commentary lays out the whole 60,000-mile system in easy-to-understand terms, giving readers a chance to add words like \u003ci\u003eerythrocyte\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eleukocyte\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003esino-atrial node\u003c\/i\u003e to their personal lexicons and closing with well-chosen books and Web sites to spur further investigation. 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Camping trips with her large family were a great opportunity for a young girl fascinated by the natural world and interested in the sciences.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMary studied Biology at the City University of New York-Lehman College and did her student teaching at the Bronx High School of Science. After working as a Student Conservation Association volunteer at Acadia National Park in Maine and at Badlands National Park in South Dakota, Mary moved to Colorado Springs and dedicated her life to teaching science.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ca title=\"Mary Corcoran\" href=\"http:\/\/www.charlesbridge.com\/pages\/mary-corcoran\"\u003eRead more\u003c\/a\u003e about Mary.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c!-- - - - - - - ENTER ILLUSTRATOR BIO BELOW - - - - - - - - - - - --\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eJef Czekaj, illustrator\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eJef Czekaj is a cartoonist, musician, and poster artist who lives and works in Somerville, Massachusetts.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eHis adventure comic strip, \u003ci\u003eGrandpa and Julie: Shark Hunters\u003c\/i\u003e, is read by over a million children monthly in Spanish and English in \u003ci\u003eNickelodeon Magazine\u003c\/i\u003e. A Zeric-award-winning collection of the first 3 years of this strip has been collected in a book of the same name (Top Shelf). His self-published comic \u003ci\u003eHypertruck\u003c\/i\u003e has been called \"the funniest indie-obsessed subcultural screed ever photocopied\" by the \u003ci\u003eSeattle Stranger\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ca title=\"Jef Czekaj\" href=\"http:\/\/www.charlesbridge.com\/pages\/jef-czekaj\"\u003eRead more\u003c\/a\u003e about Jef.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c!-- - - - - - - - - ENTER AWARDS \u0026 HONORS BELOW - - - - - - - - --\u003e\n\u003ch5\u003eAwards \u0026amp; Honors\u003c\/h5\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eA Junior Library Guild Selection\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c!-- - - - - - - - - - ENTER REVIEWS BELOW - - - - - - - - - --\u003e\n\u003ch5\u003eEditorial Reviews\u003c\/h5\u003e\n\u003cblockquote\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBooklist\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eShowing why \"it's great to circulate,\" the author and illustrator of \u003ci\u003eThe Quest to Digest\u003c\/i\u003e (2006) take young readers on an equally engaging ride through the heart, lungs, arteries, veins, capillaries, and back again. In the big, labeled cartoon illustrations a small, green Shmoo-like creature rides a red blood cell down a river of plasma (\"YEE HAW!\"), \"passes gas\" to a body cell in exchange for a bag of CO2, sits back to watch as white blood cells and platelets race to a skinned knee, then threateningly wards off a cheeseburger and other fatty, arterial plaque-causing foods. Corcoran's breezy commentary lays out the whole 60,000-mile system in easy-to-understand terms, giving readers a chance to add words like \u003ci\u003eerythrocyte\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eleukocyte\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003esino-atrial node\u003c\/i\u003e to their personal lexicons and closing with well-chosen books and Web sites to spur further investigation. 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