Project Gutenberg 2004-11-01 Public domain in the USA. 87 Macé, Jean 1815 1894 Mace, Jean Moreau, Jean Gatty, Alfred, Mrs. 1809 1873 Gatty, Margaret Scott The History of a Mouthful of Bread And its effect on the organization of men and animals Reading ease score: 68.5 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read. Produced by Juliet Sutherland, Charles Franks and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team "The History of a Mouthful of Bread" by Jean Macé is an educational work likely written in the late 19th century that explores the science behind digestion and nutrition in an engaging and understandable manner for children. It offers a delightful yet thorough examination of how food sustains life and is transformed within living beings, emphasizing the interconnectedness of humans and nature. The opening portion introduces the book in a conversational tone, addressing a young reader and establishing a friendly rapport that invites curiosity. It begins with an exploration of why people eat, inviting the child to consider the biological processes that turn a mouthful of food into essential nutrients for the body. The narrative unfolds with charming analogies and vivid explanations about how various parts of the human body, like hands, mouths, and stomachs, work together in the act of eating and digestion, all while encouraging an appreciation for the complexity and wonder of the human body and nature. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Education Natural history -- Juvenile literature Physiology -- Juvenile literature Natural history -- Study and teaching Human anatomy -- Juvenile literature LA QP Text Browsing: Health & Medicine Browsing: Nature/Gardening/Animals Browsing: Teaching & Education 723835 723711 2024-10-03T11:38:29.334167 2023-10-03T10:12:57.152330 text/html text/html 723828 723704 2024-10-03T11:38:29.652172 2023-10-03T10:12:57.390365 text/html text/html 338476 2024-10-03T11:38:38.659116 application/epub+zip 348048 2024-10-03T11:38:31.784153 application/epub+zip 348046 2024-10-03T11:38:30.484157 application/epub+zip 604895 2024-10-03T11:38:44.163117 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 568269 2024-10-03T11:38:37.817131 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 551181 2022-09-04T03:55:52.289378 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 685366 685293 2024-10-03T11:38:28.834196 2023-10-03T10:12:56.735342 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 685118 2012-09-03T10:58:04 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 257044 2012-09-03T10:59:52 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 685133 2012-09-03T10:57:58 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 256981 2012-09-03T10:59:52 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 23102 2024-10-03T11:38:44.354078 application/rdf+xml 14025 2024-10-03T11:38:31.048178 image/jpeg 3547 2024-10-03T11:38:30.769162 image/jpeg 331414 2024-10-03T11:38:29.718176 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia en.wikipedia fr.wikipedia