02375cam a2200349 4500 2621208580 TxAuBib 20251114120000.0 251112s2025||||||||||||||||||||||||und|u 9781778400988 hardcover 1778400981 hardcover (OCoLC)1484905960 TxAuBib Poliquin, Rachel, author. The gland factory : a tour of your body's goops, juices, and hormones / Rachel Poliquin ; illustrations, Clayton Hanmer. Vancouver : Greystone Kids, [2025] 71 pages : color illustrations ; 26 cm. Includes index. The human body is all kinds of amazing. Inside you, systems are working hard to make sure your heart doesn't beat too fast or too slow, you aren't too hot or too cold, and you don't fall asleep on your desk at school (most of the time, anyways). No matter what you do, your body tends to exist in a state of balance. In fact, a happy, healthy life depends on that balance. And that balance depends on glands. In the Gland Factory (aka your body), you'll get an up-close look at your endocrine and exocrine systems, where glands are feverishly swelling, shrinking, oozing, healing, digesting, and maintaining balance. Each stop on the tour introduces fascinating facts about how some key glands and hormones work--from the Mouth Machine (the salivary glands) to the Sugar Boss (the pancreas) to Main Control (the hypothalamus). And when the factory is infiltrated by nasty germs, the immune system springs into action, fighting hard to restore order. A little weird, a little gross, and more than a little fun, The Gland Factory is an unforgettable exploration of the human body. 20251114. Glands Juvenile literature. Secretion Juvenile literature. Excretion Juvenile literature. Anatomy Juvenile non-fiction. Physiology Juvenile non-fiction. Body System. Body Juvenile non-fiction. Human body Juvenile non-fiction. Human body Juvenile literature. Endocrine Sytem Juvenile literature. Hanmer, Clayton, illustrator.