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Pump : a natural history of the heart / Bill Schutt ; illustrations by Patricia J. Wynne.

Schutt, Bill, (author.). Wynne, Patricia, (illustrator.).

Summary:

"Zoologist Bill Schutt delivers a look at hearts from across the animal kingdom, from insects to whales to humans. Illustrated with black-and-white line drawings"-- Provided by publisher.

Record details

  • ISBN: 9781616208936
  • ISBN: 1616208937
  • Physical Description: 271 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
  • Edition: First edition
  • Publisher: Chapel Hill, North Carolina : Algonquin Books of Chapel Hill, 2021.

Content descriptions

Bibliography, etc. Note:
Includes bibliographical references.
Formatted Contents Note:
Prologue: A small town with a big heart -- Wild at heart. Size matters I ; Size matters II ; Blue blood and bad sushi ; Insects, sump pumps, giraffes, and Mothra ; On the vertebrate beat ; Out in the cold ; Ode to Baby Fae -- What we know and what we thought we knew. Heart and soul: the ancient and medieval cardiovascular system ; What goes in... ; The barber's bite and the strangled heart -- From bad to better. Hear here: from stick to stethoscope ; Don't try this at home... unless accompanied by a very special nurse ; "Hearts and minds"... sort of ; What becomes of the brokenhearted? ; What's snakes got to do, got to do with it? ; Grow your own.
Subject:
Heart.
Heart > Anatomy.

Available copies

  • 10 of 11 copies available at NC Cardinal. (Show)
  • 0 of 1 copy available at Cleveland County Library System.

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  • 1 current hold with 11 total copies.
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Cleveland County Main Library 612.17 SCH (Text) 22281500149075 Adult Nonfiction Checked out 08/19/2026

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5050 . ‡aPrologue: A small town with a big heart -- Wild at heart. Size matters I ; Size matters II ; Blue blood and bad sushi ; Insects, sump pumps, giraffes, and Mothra ; On the vertebrate beat ; Out in the cold ; Ode to Baby Fae -- What we know and what we thought we knew. Heart and soul: the ancient and medieval cardiovascular system ; What goes in... ; The barber's bite and the strangled heart -- From bad to better. Hear here: from stick to stethoscope ; Don't try this at home... unless accompanied by a very special nurse ; "Hearts and minds"... sort of ; What becomes of the brokenhearted? ; What's snakes got to do, got to do with it? ; Grow your own.
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