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You & Your Amazing Brain

A Book of Brains and How They Work
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You & Your Amazing Brain by Clive Gifford is an engaging children's book that explores the fascinating world of the human brain. It combines scientific facts with fun activities and quizzes, making complex concepts accessible and exciting for young readers. The book offers insights into how the brain works, its incredible capabilities, and the amazing things it helps us achieve every day.
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Format: Paperback / softback
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You might enjoy this book if you have a curious child interested in discovering how their brain works. It's filled with fascinating facts and engaging activities that explain complex ideas in an entertaining and accessible way, making it perfect for young minds eager to learn more about neuroscience and cognitive functions.

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You & Your Amazing Brain

You & Your Amazing Brain includes a mix of science, history, natural world examples, cultural amusement and astonishing stories all focused on brains, intelligence and learning in humans and even other animals.

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Discover everything about how brains work from emotions to actions, reactions and the functioning of the body, in this expansive and inclusive guide.Brains are fascinating! Why cant you tickle yourself? Why do adults like foods they hated as children? How do some sneaky creatures have the ability to take over the brains of other species? Answer all these questions and more whilst celebrating the power of your unique brain in You & Your Amazing Brain. You will discover: What the different parts of the brain are and how they work How memories, speech and sleep work How the human brain develops from birth to adulthood How your brain changes when you become a teenager, and how to understand these changes How the brains of other creatures match up to ours And most of all how every brain works in its own special way Find out all about your amazing brain in this guide to the most special, and fascinating, organ in your body!

Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9780711283619

Publisher: Quarto Publishing PLC

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 08 June 2023

Country: United Kingdom

Imprint: words & pictures

Illustration: Fully Illustrated

Contributors:

  • Illustrated by Anne Wilson

Audience: Children

DIMENSIONS

Width: 185.0mm

Height: 240.0mm

Weight: 0g

Pages: 80

About the Author

Clive Gifford has travelled to more than 70 countries, climbed rocket launch towers, ridden on robots and flown gliders. Hes had more than 200 books published and received nominations for or won Royal Society, School Library Association, Smithsonian and TES awards. He won the Blue Peter Book Award for Best Book with Facts 2019 for his title The Colours of History (QED). Clive lives in Manchester, UK. Anne Wilson has an MA in illustration from Central St Martins College of Art, London and has been an illustrator for over 15 years. Much of her work is inspired by everyday life, pattern, colour and shape. Born on Ascension Island in the South Atlantic, Anne now lives in the much less remote town of Reading, England.

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