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Record-Breaking: Human Body Facts

And the science behind them!
Series: Record-Breaking
Brief Description
Record-Breaking: Human Body Facts offers a thrilling exploration into the fastest, strongest, and longest human body record breakers, delving into the science behind them. This book uncovers the brilliant body parts that keep us healthy and active, enabling us to achieve incredible feats of speed and... Read More
Format: Paperback / softback
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Find out the facts behind the fastest, strongest and longest human body record breakers and explore the science behind them

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Record-Breaking: Human Body Facts offers a thrilling exploration into the fastest, strongest, and longest human body record breakers, delving into the science behind them.

This book uncovers the brilliant body parts that keep us healthy and active, enabling us to achieve incredible feats of speed and survival, as well as make quick decisions to keep us safe. Children can learn fascinating facts such as: why the small intestine is so big, which muscle is constantly moving, and how long one can survive without air.

Packed full of bold images and surprising information, the Record-Breaking Facts series is targeted at children aged 7 and up. It dives into a range of fascinating facts and reveals the secret science behind them. Titles in this engaging series include: Animal Facts, Dinosaur Facts, Earth Facts, Human Body Facts, Space Facts, and Technology Facts.

The contents of Record-Breaking: Human Body Facts include: Prize-winning pumping, Feeling sleepy?, Brain drain, Almost freezing, Mega-fast muscle, So many cells, Not so small, Deep breath in ..., Hard as a ... tooth?, Rocket-powered run, Baby bones, Body invaders, More incredible human body records, Glossary, Further information, and Index.

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Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9781526329509

Publisher: Hachette Children's Group

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 24 December 2026

Country: United Kingdom

Imprint: Wayland

Audience: Children

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 14.0mm

Width: 208.0mm

Height: 262.0mm

Weight: 152g

Pages: 32

About the Author

Izzi Howell is an award-winning author and editor of over fifty children's books. She lives in East Sussex and enjoys learning languages, cooking and travelling around Europe.

Her book Cats React to Science Facts was the winner of the Best Laugh Out Loud Book for 6-8 year-olds award at The Lollies and winner of The Royal Society Young People's Book Prize in 2020.

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