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The Bright Body Book Izzi Howell

The Bright Body Book By Izzi Howell

The Bright Body Book by Izzi Howell


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Summary

Discover the human body in glorious technicolour

The Bright Body Book Summary

The Bright Body Book by Izzi Howell

Discover the human body in glorious technicolour!

With eye-grabbing diagrams and amazing facts, The Bright Body Book takes a vibrant look at the body's many systems: how they work and what role they each play in keeping us alive.

This colourful and fact-packed bumper book provides an accessible look at the human body through bright and bold graphics. With page-filling diagrams, a colour-blocking approach, and simple text and captions, The Bright Body Book presents the incredible scale and complexity of the human body in small, digestible chunks. As well as this, surprising statistics and close-up photos allow children ages 9+ to gain a deeper insight into the wonders of our bright and bold bodies.

This definitive resource is your one-stop shop and includes a look at the following areas of the body:

The brain and nervous system
The digestive system
The heart, lungs and blood
The reproductive system
The senses
The skeleton and muscles

About Izzi Howell

Izzi Howell is an award-winning author and editor of over fifty children's books. She lives in East Sussex and enjoys learning languages, cooking and travelling around Europe. Her book Cats React to Science Facts was the winner of the Best Laugh Out Loud Book for 6-8 year-olds award at The Lollies and winner of The Royal Society Young People's Book Prize in 2020. Sonya Newland has written and edited many books for children and young people, specialising in science, history and the natural world.

Table of Contents

  • 1: Your bright body
  • 2: The skeleton and muscles
    • 3: The skeleton
    • 4: Growing bones
    • 5: Inside bones
    • 6: The skull and ribs
    • 7: The spine
    • 8: Joints
    • 9: Bone breaks and diseases
    • 10: Tendons and ligaments
    • 11: The muscular system
    • 12: Types of muscle
    • 13: Muscles and movement
    • 14: Facial muscles
    • 15: Sprains and strains
  • 16: The heart, lungs and blood
    • 17: Around the body
    • 18: The airways
    • 19: The lungs
    • 20: Inhale/exhale
    • 21: Gas exchange
    • 22: Sneezing and coughing
    • 23: Respiratory illnesses
    • 24: The heart
    • 25: A healthy heart
    • 26: Blood
    • 27: Blood vessels
    • 28: Blood groups
    • 29: The immune system
  • 30: The brain and nervous system
    • 31: The brain
    • 32: Neurones
    • 33: Nerves
    • 34: The spinal cord and nerves
    • 35: Receptors
    • 36: Seeing and hearing
    • 37: Effectors
    • 38: The limbic system
    • 39: Unconscious actions
    • 40: Memory
    • 41: Conditions
  • 42: The senses
    • 43: The five senses
    • 44: Sight
    • 45: Looking around
    • 46: Hearing
    • 47: Different sounds
    • 48: Taste
    • 49: Smell
    • 50: Touch
    • 51: Sensing pain
    • 52: Position and balance
    • 53: Reacting to senses
    • 54: Internal senses
    • 55: Problems with senses
  • 56: The digestive system
    • 57: Your digestive system
    • 58: The mouth
    • 59: The oesophagus
    • 60: The stomach
    • 61: Vomiting
    • 62: The liver and pancreas
    • 63: The small intestine
    • 64: The large intestine
    • 65: Faeces
    • 66: The urinary system
    • 67: Digestive issues
    • 68: Types of food
    • 69: Vitamins and minerals
  • 70: The reproductive system
    • 71: Reproduction
    • 72: Female reproductive organs
    • 73: Male reproductive organs
    • 74: Hormones and reproduction
    • 75: Female puberty
    • 76: The menstrual cycle
    • 77: Male puberty
    • 78: Creating sperm
    • 79: Sexual reproduction and inheritance
    • 80: Fertilisation
    • 81: Pregnancy
    • 82: Multiple births
    • 83: Infertility

Additional information

NGR9781526316608
9781526316608
1526316609
The Bright Body Book by Izzi Howell
New
Hardback
Hachette Children's Group
2021-10-14
176
N/A
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