Description : Just updated in 2009, The Human Body II, is one book in the Britannica Illustrated Science Library Series that is correlated to the Science curriculum in grades 5-8. The Britannica Illustrated Science Library is a visually compelling set that covers earth science, life science, and physical science in 16 volumes. Created for ages 10 and up, each volume provides an overview on a subject and thoroughly explains it through detailed and powerful graphics-more than 1,000 per volume-that turn complex subjects into information that students can grasp. Each volume contains a glossary with full definitions for vocabulary help and an index. Also, it just won the 2009 Teachers Choice Award from Learning Magazine!