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Blood, Bones and Body Bits

By Nick Arnold
Series: Horrible Science
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Blood, Bones and Body Bits is a thrilling and quirky exploration of the human body, revealing all the squishy secrets, from bursting boils to the creatures living in your eyelashes. This book dives into the disgusting and fascinating workings of your digestion and even uncovers why corpses require haircuts.

Packed with bold illustrations and a funky design, it makes learning about bodies an exciting, if slightly icky, adventure for children.
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Perfect for curious children with an interest in science and the human body who enjoy a mix of humour and gross facts.

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HORRIBLE SCIENCE: BLOOD, BONES AND BODY BITS is bone-chilling book of bodies to make kids squeal! Find out what happens when a boil bursts. See what lives in your eyelashes. Gulp at the workings of your disgusting digestion. Redesigned in a bold, funky new look for the next generation of HORRIBLE SCIENCE fans.

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Horrible Science: Blood, Bones and Body Bits is a bone-chilling book of bodies to make kids squeal!

Peek inside to discover all the squishy secrets of your body – including the nasty bits nobody wants to tell you!

Find out what happens when a boil bursts (ugh). See what lives in your eyelashes (ewwwww). Gulp at the workings of your disgusting digestion (enough now...). And discover why corpses need haircuts even after they’re dead (blergh).

This book of squishy, squelchy and amazing things lets children get the inside story on their insides – if they dare!

First published 20 years ago, the whole series has been redesigned with a bold, funky look for the next generation of Horrible Science fans. Fully illustrated with all the gruesome bits.

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Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9781407185378

Publisher: Scholastic

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 01 March 2018

Country: United Kingdom

Imprint: Scholastic

Contributors:

  • Illustrated by Tony De Saulles

Audience: Children

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 13.0mm

Width: 129.0mm

Height: 198.0mm

Weight: 150g

Pages: 208

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