The Human Body Book: The Ultimate Visual Guide to Anatomy, Systems and Disorders - Hardcover

Steve Parker

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 140531625X ISBN 13: 9781405316255

Publisher: Dorling Kindersley, 2007

Synopsis

Take a jaw-dropping interactive top-to-toe tour of your body. Amazing 3D images reveal all your major systems in molecular detail. Discover how the nervous system works, the intricate construction of skeleton and muscles, and how your body protects itself when you are under threat. Put yourself under the microscope using the interactive DVD-Rom. Zoom in on a body part and see the bodies processes in action from a nerve impulse to blood surging through an artery. Journey inside and examine what can go wrong with the human machine: explore the causes and symptoms for diseases and ailments. An unmissable in-your-body adventure, it is perfect for students, families and health professionals.

About this title

About the Author:

Steve Parker graduated with a BSc (Honours, First Class) in Zoology and is a Senior Scientific Fellow of the Zoological Society of London. He has written more than 200 books and has edited or contributed to over 100 more, including The Human Body, Body Atlas, and Eyewitness Medicine, published by DK. He has been shortlisted for the Rhone-Poulenc Science Book of the Year and the Times Educational Supplement Information Book of the Year.

Review:

". . . combines jaw-dropping illustrations with meaty captions and commentary to give "Eyewitness" graduates a mesmerizing tour of the body's parts and common diseases." -- School Library Journal, July 2007

For kids interested in bodies and how they work--and who aren't ready to dig into Grey's Anatomy--there's no better reference than this vividly illustrated book. -- Entertainment Weekly

About this edition

• Publisher: Dorling Kindersley
• Publication date: 2007
• ISBN 10: 140531625X
• ISBN 13: 9781405316255
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 256