A Really Short Journey Through the Body
An illustrated edition of the bestselling book about our incredible anatomy
$44.00
- Hardcover
144 pages
- Release Date
24 October 2023
Summary
We spend our whole lives in one body and yet most of us have practically no idea how it works and what goes on inside it.
Want to know why the skin is the biggest organ?
Why our brains can see into the future?
Or why your eyes are back to front?
Packed full of facts, big numbers (such as the amount of microbes that make you) and small numbers (the size of those very tiny microbes) all in full-colour.
This non-fiction book, packed with wonder from the gl…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780241606223 |
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| ISBN-10: | 0241606225 |
| Author: | Bill Bryson, Emma Young |
| Publisher: | Penguin Random House Children's UK |
| Imprint: | Puffin |
| Format: | Hardcover |
| Number of Pages: | 144 |
| Release Date: | 24 October 2023 |
| Weight: | 500g |
| Dimensions: | 303mm x 231mm x 25mm |
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Offers children a series of fascinating scientific facts * Daily Telegraph *A sure fire winner … sparkles with interest and excitement throughout * Guardian Best Children’s Books of 2023 *
About The Author
Bill Bryson
Bill Bryson was born in Des Moines, Iowa, and grew up there, but has spent most of his adult life in Britain. He has worked for a number of newspapers, including The Times and the Independent. His books on the English language include Mother Tongue and Troublesome Words.
Bill Bryson is the author of several bestsellers including The Lost Continent, Neither Here Nor There, Notes from a Small Island, A Walk in the Woods, Notes from a Big Country, Down Under, A Short History of Nearly Everything, One Summer- America 1927 and his memoir, The Life and Times of the Thunderbolt Kid. His most recent bestseller is The Road to Little Dribbling.
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