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Your SENSE-ational Human Body

A Sensational Guide to Your 32 Senses
Brief Description
Accessible and fun ... truly a kind of genius! — Bill Bryson Everything you thought you knew about your senses is wrong! How many senses do you have? I bet you said five. But you’d be wrong. You have THIRTY-TWO! Your SENSE-ational Human Body explores the... Read More
Format: Hardback
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A super-charged book explaining how our bodies work through their thirty-two senses (not just five!). This book will also amaze adults and EVEN teachers!

A super-charged book explaining how our bodies work through their thirty-two senses (not just five!). This book will also amaze adults and EVEN teachers!

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Accessible and fun ... truly a kind of genius! — Bill Bryson

Everything you thought you knew about your senses is wrong!

How many senses do you have? I bet you said five. But you’d be wrong. You have THIRTY-TWO!

Your SENSE-ational Human Body explores the thirty-two amazingly awesome, broccoli-hating, wee-sniffing senses that help you figure out the world around you. They tell you ...

  • How some people can SMELL sickness,
  • When you need to do a POO,
  • And why words CAN actually hurt you!

With bold and fun illustrations by John Devolle, this is the perfect book for kids that are curious about our bodies and how they work.

Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9781526645203

Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC

Format: Hardback

Date Published: 29 February 2024

Country: United Kingdom

Imprint: Bloomsbury Childrens Books

Contributors:

  • Illustrated by John Devolle

Audience: Children

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 12.0mm

Width: 240.0mm

Height: 278.0mm

Weight: 539g

Pages: 48

About the Author

Emma Young is an award-winning science and health journalist who also writes fascinating fiction and non-fiction books for both children and adults, including the popular middle-grade STORM series (Macmillan) and the highly-acclaimed adult book Super Senses (John Murray). She has a degree in Psychology from the University of Durham and over twenty years’ experience writing articles for publications such as the Guardian and New Scientist. Emma lives in Sheffield with her family.
Visit emmayoung.net | Twitter: @EmmaELYoung

John Devolle is an artist, author and designer based in Dublin. He studied Fine Art at the University of Westminster and now creates intricate geometric illustrations with fun, bold colours – often while his dog is trying to distract him in the studio. He has worked for clients including the British Library, the BBC, CNN, Time Out, DK and more. John is the author and illustrator of Atoms and Planets published by Pushkin Press in 2022.
Visit johndevolle.co.uk | Instagram: @johndevolle

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