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Guy MacDonald, Illustrated by Paul Cemmick - All books by this author This amusing book will appeal to kids who are curious about the many amazing and bizarre facts related to the human body. That is to say, just about every boy and girl will want to browse through My Brilliant Body. They’ll discover, for instance, that when they bite into their food, approximately 10,000 tiny taste buds in their mouth tell them whether they are eating something sweet, savory, sour, or just plain awful. They’ll also learn interesting facts about the composition of their blood, the reason they feel pain when they’re injured, how the body fights off deadly infections, and the body’s smallest muscle. They’ll also get answers to body-related questions like, where do the largest number of bathroom germs live? More than 250 amazing topics are supplemented with black-and-while line art on most pages. (Ages 8–12) Can you answer these questions? 1. How many different smells can your nose detect? (a) 1,000 (b) 5,000 (c) 10, 000 2. What makes your hair grow faster? (a) Cold weather (b) Hot weather (c) Rainy weather 3. If you sneeze with your eyes wide open, your eyeballs will pop out. (a) True (b) False 4. Which body organ is the largest? (a) The lungs (b) The skin (c) The heart 5. How long does blood take to travel through your entire body? (a) 3 minutes (b) 60 seconds (c) 15 minutes Open this book and you’ll find amazing answers to these and hundreds more questions. You’ll also learn how your body fights off infections, why you feel pain when you’re hurt, which muscles are the strongest, which one is the smallest, and much more! (0764161725) Hardcover / 128 Pages / 5 5/8 x 8 / 2008 | ||
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