My lungs / Rau, Dana Meachen

Photographs and simple text describe the lungs and how they function. Presented in English and Spanish.

"Gives young readers an introduction to the importance and function of the lungs in the body"--Provided by publisher.

Describes what lungs look like and how they work to provide a body with the oxygen it needs to live. Explains how air that comes in through the nose and mouth travel down the trachea and into millions of air sacs in the lungs. Discusses how oxygen from the air moves throughout the body via the blood stream and how the process of coughing and sneezing removes dust from the body.