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Everything You Know About the Human Body is Wrong!
Series: Everything You Know About
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Curious readers will quickly become experts with this informative, inventive, and entertaining take on a human body book! Do you know all there is to know about the body? Humans have all of the answers about how our anatomy works, right? Well, this book is here...
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Curious readers will quickly become experts with this informative, inventive and entertaining take on a human body book!
Curious readers will quickly become experts with this informative, inventive and entertaining take on a human body book!
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Description
Curious readers will quickly become experts with this informative, inventive, and entertaining take on a human body book!
Do you know all there is to know about the body? Humans have all of the answers about how our anatomy works, right? Well, this book is here to show you that you're wrong! But don't worry, even the experts can't be right all the time.
So, let's uncover the truth! From breathtaking brain tricks to awesome undiscovered senses, discover how everything you think you know about the human body is actually untrue in this in-depth, ingenious book.
With fascinating, friendly, and easy-to-understand text written by award-winning science journalist Emma Young and amazingly detailed colour artwork on every page, this beautifully produced hardback gift book with a stunning tactile cover will impress readers of any age.
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Book Details
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ISBN: 9781805130598
Publisher: Nosy Crow Ltd
Format: Hardback
Date Published: 09 May 2024
Country: United Kingdom
Imprint: Nosy Crow Ltd
Contributors:
- Illustrated by Maribel Lechuga
Audience: Children
DIMENSIONS
Width: 250.0mm
Height: 290.0mm
Weight: 300g
Pages: 64
About the Author
Emma Young is an award-winning science and health journalist and author. She has a degree in psychology and 20 years' experience working on titles including the Guardian, the Sydney Morning Herald and New Scientist, for which she worked as a senior online reporter in London and Australasian Editor in Sydney. Now employed by the British Psychological Society as a Staff Writer, she also freelances articles and writes books.
Maribel Lechuga is a freelance illustrator based in Madrid. She has worked for clients all over the world, such as Anaya, Edelvives, Palabra, Heinemann, Usborne, Charlesbridge or Harper Collins. Her versatility and sensitivity make her illustrations stand out, bringing poetry to her artwork, full of beautiful textures and bright colours. She loves nature, animal watching, hiking and a good conversation.
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