Understanding the science of the human body can be tricky, but flowcharts make it easy.
How do bones mend? What happens to the food you eat? What are hormones? Step inside the inner workings of your body. From a peek into the tiniest cell to a voyage around the circulatory system you might be surprised where you end up. This book takes a closer look at the fascinating processes that happen inside our bodies, which we so often take for granted. Blowing your nose w…
What do you think is the most amazing machine in the universe? A superconductor? The modern computer? A rocket ship? Think again: It’s the human body! Astonishingly intricate and complex, your body grows, heals itself, and performs a mind-boggling number of complex functions all at the same time. Inside Out Human Body takes you on an incredible journey through the powerful muscular system,…
Including 10 interesting questions and answers, this book allows children to discover 60 fantastic facts about the human body. The questions and answers are colour-coded, and the length of the pages increase, playfully revealing more facts as this jam-packed fact book goes on. A child’s knowledge will grow one step at a time!
Written in the 1850s by a young doctor, Henry Gray, Gray's Anatomy was the most comprehensive and accessible anatomy of its time. This beautifully produced slipcased volume contains the historic text of the second edition and all of Henry Vandyke Carter's masterly drawings. It is essential reading for anyone with an interest in the history of medicine or in the amazingly complex machine that is…