3-D Human Body

Interactive 3-D animations bring this fact-packed book to life to show you the human body as you have never seen it before! Make a skeleton run, watch the heart beat, and see a mouthful of food move through the digestive system. [quoted from the back cover of the book]

Shrek!

Shrek, a horrid little ogre, goes out into the world to find adventure and along the way encounters a witch, a knight in armor, a dragon, and, finally, a hideous princess, who's even uglier than he is!

Human body : facts at your fingertips

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9781409338420

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612 WAL

The Ultimate Book About Me

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9781780970189

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612 PLA

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