Synopsis
Discover the wonders of the human body with this dynamically illustrated full-color reference book, perfectly suited to young readers.
This 'owner's manual' to the human body explains how all its different parts work - from the hairs on your head to the tips of your toes. It also contains lots of fun experiments to try at home. Work out your pulse rate, test your brain's agility and discover how much iron is in breakfast cereal!
Topics include:
• The skeleton
• Genes and DNA
• Muscles
• The senses
• The brain and nervous system
Packed with head-scratching facts and eye-catching infographics, How Your Body Works is perfect for children aged 7+ wanting get to grips with human biology.
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About the Author
Penny Worms is a children's book editor and writer whose book credits include The Gruffalo Child's Sticker Activity Book (Macmillan), My First Creativity Book: Dinosaurs (Carlton), and a number of books for the ever-popular Wallace & Gromit.
From the Back Cover
Find out everything you ever wanted to know about your body! How do you breathe, eat, move, feel and grow? Why does your heart beat and how does your brain work? Filled with amazing facts, clear and detailed illustrations and fun activities,How Your Body Works is the ultimate guide to your body.
From the Inside Flap
Find out everything you ever wanted to know about your body! How do you breathe, eat, move, feel and grow? Why does your heart beat and how does your brain work? Filled with amazing facts, clear and detailed illustrations and fun activities,How Your Body Works is the ultimate guide to your body.
Did you know ... the average human body contains enough carbon to make 900 pencils; your ribs move about 5 million times each year; and a tendon is strong enough to hold a small car without tearing? These are just a handful of the fscinating facts that you'll discover inside this book. It also contains lots of fun activities so you can examine the amazing sceince of your body for yourself. Work out your pulse rate, test your brain's agility and discover how much iron is in breakfast cereal!"About this title" may belong to another edition of this title.
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