Table of Contents A Time for Tears 4 Please Pass the Tissues 8 From Feeling to Fluid 12 Cracking Up or Crying 18 Think About It 22 Glossary 23 Find Out More 23 Index 24 About the Author 24
A Time for Tears Today is the big day Mia and her family are moving to a new town It’s almost time to go Before they leave Mia’s friend Sam stops over to say good-bye Usually Mia and Sam are always smiling and laughing when they are together Yet today is different As Mia hugs Sam her eyes blur Soon tears drip past her eyelashes and onto her nose Wait a minute what’s up with the waterworks Crying is a physical reaction to emotions or feelings A person’s body responds to emotions such as sorrow by releasing tears A tear is a drop of salty fluid that forms in the eye
Make a GUeSS What if people weren’t able to produce tears Do you think they would be able to see as well Crying is a natural way to express many different emotions including sadness
