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How to Build A Human

Series: The Builderbots
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Take a fascinating tour through the incredible body, and discover all the things that make a human - from the weird to the wonderful! Take a fascinating tour through the incredible body, and discover all the things that make a human - from the weird to... Read More
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Take a fascinating tour through the incredible body, and discover all the things that make a human - from the weird to the wonderful! Take a fascinating tour through the incredible body, and discover all the things that make a human - from the weird to the wonderful! Meet the Builderbots - the best building crew in the universe! They can build just about anything.... but can they build a human? Packed with facts about the human body - from what the tiniest bone in our body is to why we have nostril hairs - this is the perfect book for budding scientists. The biggest human muscle is the gluteus maximus. There are two of them in your bottom which help with standing, walking and moving. You don't have hair growing on your lips, hand palms, foot soles and eyelids When you go to sleep your brain doesn't stop. It carries on keeping you alive and it also creates dreams. Your ears help you balance. The brain senses the liquid sloshing this way and that inside your ear tubes, and it works our which way your head is moving. A resting human heart beats around seventy times per minute.

Series: The Builderbots

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  • How to Build A Human
    Take a fascinating tour through the incredible body, and discover all the things that make a human - from the weird to the wonderful! Take a fascinating tour through the incredible body, and discover all the things that make a human - from the weird to the wonderful! Meet the Builderbots - the best building crew in the universe! They...
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Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9780241625194

Publisher: Penguin Random House Children's UK

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 02 July 2026

Country: United Kingdom

Imprint: Ladybird

Contributors:

  • Illustrated by Clare Elsom

Audience: Children

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 5.0mm

Width: 232.0mm

Height: 285.0mm

Weight: 100g

Pages: 48

About the Author

Moira Butterfield (Author) Moira Butterfield is an internationally published author of children's fiction and non-fiction. Having studied graphics and English Literature, she went on to become a children's book editor, then a full-time children's author. Moira loves to write books that spark children's imaginations and interest in the world around them. Moira lives with her family in Somerset, where she enjoys cycling, exploring the West Country and singing in a community choir. Her ambition is to visit every county in the UK, taking her trusty bicycle along. Clare Elsom (Illustrator) Clare Elsom is a children's illustrator and author who has worked on many popular series, including Flying Fergus and Furry Friends. She currently resides in Devon with her husband and young sons. In her spare time, Clare enjoys paddle boarding, tap dancing and reading about dinosaurs!

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