The Muscular System moves the body, gives it posture and circulates the blood. It is made up of three types of muscles: skeletal, smooth & cardiac muscles. The books, websites and other activities on this page will help you get starting doing research to learn how this amazing body system makes your body move.
Websites, Activities & Printables:
- KidsHealth: Your Muscles
- DK Find Out! Muscular System
- KidsHealth Interactive Diagram: Muscles & Joints
- Wonderopolis: Why Do Athletes Stretch Before They Work Out?
- Wonderopolis: What Is the Strongest Muscle in the Body?
- Wonderopolis: Why Do Your Muscles Cramp?
- BBC Human Anatomy: Muscle Diagram
Learn about other body systems:
e-Books & Audiobooks
Use your indyPL Library Card to check out books about the muscular system at any of our locations, or check out muscular system e-books and audiobooks from OverDrive Kids right to your device! If you have never used OverDrive before, you can learn how to use it for both e-books and audiobooks.
Need more help? Ask a Library staff member at any of our locations or call, text or email Ask-a-Librarian. Additionally, the Tinker Station helpline at (317) 275-4500 is also available. It is staffed by device experts who can answer questions about how to read, watch and listen on a PC, tablet or phone.
Human Body Facts and Functions Revealed in Diagrams, Infographics, and Photographs
Books for kids that explore the digestive, circulatory, nervous, excretory, muscular, and respiratory systems. Learn the names of each body part and all the details about how they function together to keep us breathing, dancing, jumping and running.