Human Body: A Visual Encyclopedia (DK)





Book Details

Category: Dictionary & Encyclopedia
Number of Pages: 258
Language: English
Publisher: DK Publishing Ltd.
Age Range: 7 and Up
Grade Level: 2 and Up



About the Book

A Visual Encyclopedia and the first substantial human body encyclopedia aimed at young children, Human Body: A Visual Encyclopedia entertains and excites, while putting key biological information at young readers’ fingertips. Employing a dynamic visual approach, this children’s encyclopedia explains how the body works through pictures, making the subject matter accessible and intuitive to readers of all ages. The accompanying text is simple, lively, and packed with amazing facts and surprising stories that appeal to curious minds. Specially-commissioned 3-D imagery of the body systems and organs will delight every budding scientist and doctor!

What is the biggest organ? The smallest bone? The strongest muscle? Human Body: A Visual Encyclopedia will answer your child's questions, then show you how these body parts work. Find out how many miles your blood cells travel, and join them on a trip through the heart. Meet the engine room of the body: the beating heart, the brilliant brain, the amazing lungs, and the super skeleton. With 255 screens that explore the main systems of the body, let your child learn what makes their body tick.

Human Body: A Visual Encyclopedia is a comprehensive visual encyclopedia that puts all the key facts about the body at your fingertips in easily digested form.