A Really Short Journey Through the Body
an illustrated edition of the bestselling book about our incredible anatomy
$29.60
- Paperback
144 pages
- Release Date
15 October 2024
Summary
Your Body: A Hilarious Head-to-Toe Adventure!
A funny and fascinating, fully illustrated new edition for children, of the bestselling book about everything inside our body, from legendary author Bill Bryson.
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?
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Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780241606247 |
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| ISBN-10: | 0241606241 |
| Author: | Bill Bryson, Emma Young |
| Publisher: | Penguin Random House Children's UK |
| Imprint: | Puffin |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 144 |
| Release Date: | 15 October 2024 |
| Weight: | 642g |
| Dimensions: | 297mm x 229mm x 11mm |
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Critics Review
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, in 1951. His bestselling books include The Road to Little Dribbling, Notes from a Small Island, A Walk in the Woods, One Summer and The Life and Times of the Thunderbolt Kid. In a national poll, Notes from a Small Island was voted the book that best represents Britain. His acclaimed work of popular science, A Short History of Nearly Everything, won the Aventis Prize and the Descartes Prize, and was the biggest selling non-fiction book of its decade in the UK. His new book The Body- A Guide for Occupants was shortlisted for the Royal Society Science Book Prize and is an international bestseller. Bill Bryson was Chancellor of Durham University 2005-2011. He is an Honorary Fellow of the Royal Society. He lives in England.
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