100 Things to know about the Human Body

Alex Frith, Minna Lacey, Matthew Oldham and Jonathan Melmoth

Illustrated by Federico Mariani, Danny Schlitz

Age 8+

$12.99

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Did you know you cry two types of tears? And up to 30 trillion red blood cells pass through your heart in a minute? With colorful, infographic-style illustrations this informative book is packed with surprising facts and useful information on exactly 100 topics about the human body. A useful reference book for home, school and general knowledge quizzes.

Winner - Sainsbury's Children's Book Awards 2017 - Learning & Development

Details

Extent:: 128 pages
Dimensions:: 6.7 x 9.4in
Paperback ISBN:: 9780794539498

Author

Alex Frith has been writing Usborne books since 2005. His diverse output covers such titles as 'See inside Your Head', 'Stories of Thor' and 'Politics for Beginners'. He has spoken at multiple festivals about his book '100 Things to Know About Space'. Alex can be found in London.

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Since joining Usborne, Minna has written books on everything from pirates and gladiators to jungles and oceans. She studied Maths and Philosophy at university and previously worked as a journalist and illustrator in London, Bogota and New York. In her spare time, she loves writing stories, drawing and playing the guitar.

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Matthew writes books for Usborne about all sorts of subjects, including history, science and Planet Earth. Before he did this, he studied English at university and worked for the BBC where he made funny radio programmes. He lives in London and spends his weekends visiting its many museums and exploring different parts of the city.

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Series

View series: 100 Things to Know

Awards

Winner

Sainsbury's Children's Book Award 2017

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