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Human Body

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Take an interactive tour through the world's most complicated machine - the human body. With the use of pop-ups, pull-tabs and other novelty features, this is a fantastic introduction to how the body works.

ISBN: 978 0 565 09264 1

Author: Steve Parker

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Human Body

£ 14.99

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Specialist close-up photography and clear, easy-to-read text reveal what happens on and beneath our skin, from the top of our heads to our toes and everywhere in between.

Find out what makes bones strong as well as flexible, follow the blood on its amazing journey around your body and learn how the brain controls everything we think, feel and do.

The book also introduces young readers to hormones, the reproductive system, and what happens when we grow and age.

Packed with fascinating facts and vivid illustrations, this is an ideal introduction to the human body for budding young medical experts.

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