Your body is amazing. It keeps you alive and carries you around every
day. But how much do you really know about what's going on beneath the
surface?
Jump on board and take a journey under your skin, through your insides,
and back in time to explore milestones in medicine and the latest
scientific discoveries about the human body.
Why is snot green? How does skin heal itself? Why did Ancient Romans use
their pee to try to whiten their teeth? Packed full of disgusting and
delightful facts, this book contains the amazing answers to these
questions and more. Filled with bite-sized chunks of information, The
Body Book covers everything from the brain, skull, and mental health,
through to how your body protects itself and how surgery has evolved
through the ages. Other topics include what poop can tell us about the
body, a timeline of pandemics through history, and amazing recent
medical advances such as 3-D-printed prosthetic limbs.
The Body Book is an ideal introduction to human anatomy and the
history of medical advances. Perfect for budding young scientists,
doctors, and nurses!