Human body, germs and medicine for children

Your Brain Is a Lump of Goo

Idan Ben-Barak

A funny exploration of the most mysterious organ in the human body from the bestselling and award-winning author of Do Not Lick This Book.

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A Really Short Journey Through the Body

Bill Bryson, Emma Young

A funny and fascinating, fully illustrated new edition for children, of the bestselling book about everything inside our body, from legendary author Bill Bryson.

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All About the Heart

Dr Remi Kowalski, Tonia Composto (illus.)

Does your heart really stop when you sneeze? Can it break? How does our heart compare to the heart of other creatures? Curious kids will find the answers to all…

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The Museum of Useless Body Parts: A Tour of Your Body’s Leftovers, Flaws and Other Weird Bits

Rachel Poliquin, Clayton Hanmer (illus.)

Welcome to the weirdest museum you'll ever explore - the one inside your body! A perfect STEM resource for readers age 6-12.

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Foldout Anatomy

Jana Albrechtova,Radka Piro

… includes dozens of illustrated explanations of the human skeletal, muscular, digestive, circulatory, respiratory, nervous, and reproductive systems. It then explores those same systems in animals like the great white…

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The Incredible Human Body Tour

Lonely Planet Kids

Hop aboard our special mini-bus for an unforgettable tour around the most fascinating destination in the entire Universe - you! Shrink down to a microscopic size to explore all the…

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Look Inside Your Body

Louie Stowell

A flap book that introduces children to the way their own bodies work. It is full of surprises to keep enquiring minds entertained, including flaps beneath flaps and a cheeky…

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Very First Questions and Answers: What’s Inside Me?

Katie Daynes

Exploring how your body works through the young eyes of a curious child

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See Inside Your Body

Katie Daynes

Allows young children to discover the inner workings of the human body in a gently humorous, yet wholly accurate way. Colour illustrations and diagrams display all the major organs of…

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Thirty Trillion Cells: How Your Body Really Works

Isabel Thomas

An illustrated in-depth look at the intricate machine that is the human body. Covers all the body’s major systems, and looks at the human body as a microbiome, host to…

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Argh! There’s a Skeleton Inside You!

Idan Ben-Barak,Julian Frost

A funny picture book about a fascinating concept in science by the highly successful duo who brought us Do Not Lick This Book (it’s full of germs) - the award-winning…

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This Book is Full of Brains: All Kinds of Brains and How They Work

Little House of Science

Join Little House of Science on an access-all-areas tour of the body’s command centre: the brain.

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Some Brains: A book celebrating neurodiversity

Nelly Thomas

All brains are special, All brains are smart, All kids have big thoughts, And all kids have big hearts. ALL KIDS ARE SPECIAL - JUST FOLLOW THEIR HEARTS.

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Usborne Book of the Brain and How it Works

Betina Ip

This visually astonishing story takes children on a journey into and through the brain. Simple but beautifully illustrated metaphors explain the different jobs that our brains do, and how they…

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It Takes Guts: How Your Body Turns Food Into Fuel (and Poop)

Jennifer Gardy

Age range 9 to 12

An illustrated book about the digestive system and microbiome for young readers, from famous (and funny) scientist Dr. Jennifer Gardy.

Everybody eats, and everybody poops…

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A Shot in the Arm!: Big Ideas that Changed the World #3

Don Brown

A history of vaccines includes COVID-19 research –Cover.

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How to Vanquish a Virus

Paul Ian Cross

A book for the post-Covid world, this is a fun and reassuring look into the amazing science behind saving the world from disease.

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Bodies, Brains and Bogies: Everything about your revolting, remarkable body!

Paul Ian Cross

A tour of everything that’s disgusting, unusual and amazing about the human body. Find out everything about poo, pus and bogies, while learning a whole lot about how our bodies…

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Dr. Dog

Babette Cole

Meet Doctor Dog, he’s the Gumboyle family’s favourite pet and their very own trusty physician. When Doctor Dog jets off to a medical conference in Brazil the Guimboyles decide they…

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Very Short Introductions for Curious Young Minds: The Invisible World of Germs

Isabel Thomas

The Invisible World of Germs is the perfect way for young readers to get to grips with the subject and its terminology. With a clear and entertaining explanation, with comic…

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The Bacteria Book: Gross Germs, Vile Viruses, and Funky Fungi

Steve Mould

Welcome to the world of microbiology!

Shortlisted for the Royal Society Young People’s Book Prize 2019

Meet the bacteria, viruses, and other germs and microbes that are all around, but…

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Little Bunny, Big Germs

Rosemary Wells

Little bunny hates to wash his hands. Towels and soap? He just says nope.

But little bunny doesn’t know that there are hundreds of wiggling, squiggling germs on his hands…

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Very First Questions and Answers: What are Germs?

Katie Daynes

What are germs? How do they spread? And how do medicines help?

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Step inside Science: Germs

Sarah Hull

Introduces young readers to this fascinating and topical subject.
People talk a lot about germs, but what actually are they? Open the pages of this friendly book to find out…

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See Inside Germs

Sarah Hull

Explore the microscopic world of bacteria, viruses and other microbes with this fascinating lift-the-flap book. Discover how germs spread, how the immune system works, the amazing vaccines and antibiotics humans…

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Forensic Science: Discover the Fascinating Methods Scientists Use to Solve Crimes

Chris Cooper

Learn all about the thrilling world of forensic science, from how to analyse fingerprints to investigate scenes of major incidents

What is forensic science and how is it used to…

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The Secret Life of Viruses: Incredible Science Facts about Germs, Vaccines, and What You Can Do to Stay Healthy

Ellas Educan Collective,Mariona Tolosa Sistere

Originally published as La vida secreta dels virus in 2020 in Spain by Zahorai de Ideas –Copyright page.

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Me, Microbes and I: Meet the viruses, bacteria and other weeny weirdies that share your world.

Philip Bunting

A fascinating and informative look at microbes inside us, including viruses and bacteria, with fun illustrations and weird facts guaranteed to enthral kids!

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The Human Body Survival Guide

George Ivanoff

What’s the biggest organ in the human body? Does your hair continue to grow after you die? What does a healthy poo look like? Don’t worry, The Human Body Survival…

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What Body Part Is That?

Andy Griffiths

There is a lot of nonsense written about the human body, and this book is no exception. In its 68 fully illustrated, 100 per cent fact-free chapters,it will explain everything…

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Brilliant Body

Campbell Books

A fact-filled introduction to the human body for preschoolers, with over thirty flaps, a turn-and-learn wheel and foldout ending.

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It Can’t Be True! Human Body!: 1,000 Amazing Facts About You

DK

A jaw-dropping, mind-blowing collection of incredible facts and visual comparisons about the human body

Astound your friends and family with this impressive collection of mind-boggling facts and visual comparisons about…

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Lists for Curious Kids: Human Body

Rachel Delahaye

A mind-blowing book of lists all about the human body, from history’s weirdest eyebrow fashions to the top five foods that make you fart - and everything in between!

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My Body

A first novelty board book for young children about the human body, with push, pull and turning mechanisms.

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Kay’s Anatomy: A Complete (and Completely Disgusting) Guide to the Human Body

Adam Kay

A complete (and completely gross) guide to the human body for middle grade readers –

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Stephen Biesty’s Incredible Body Cross-Sections

Richard Platt

A book that actually takes you inside - and around - the human body to see how it works, with the help of some truly unique illustrations and some very…

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The Body Book

DK,Bipasha Choudhury

A fun, fact-packed introduction to the human body for young science enthusiasts.

Your body is amazing. It keeps you alive and carries you around every day. But how much do…

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The Body Book

Look inside the human body in this incredible inventive board book with see-through acetate pages.

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Usborne Book and Jigsaw Human Body

Sam Smith

This delightful pack contains a colourful, labelled 100-piece jigsaw of the human body for children to assemble. It also includes a 24-page, highly visual book that introduces and explains the…

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Pocket Eyewitness Human Body: Facts at Your Fingertips

DK

Incredible body facts in one pocket-sized book

Find out about bones, breathing, blood, and the brain in this brilliant mini book about how the human body works.

Pocket Eyewitness Human…

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The Fact-Packed Activity Book: Human Body

DK

A fun, fact-filled activity book about the human body with exciting activities, puzzles, and more!

Get under your skin and learn all about the human body and what makes us…

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Knowledge Encyclopedia Human Body!

DK

Discover the human body as you’ve never seen it before!

Do you ever wonder what is happening inside you right now?

See for yourself with this breathtaking book that takes…

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Human Body A Children’s Encyclopedia

DK

Take a closer look at the amazing, extraordinary and fascinating Human Body. This title features over 100 body parts starting with a journey involving your head, shoulders, knees, toes and…

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Anatomy: A Cutaway Look Inside the Human Body

Helene Druvert,Helene Druvert

A gorgeous book filled with laser cut outs and flaps which reveal the human body in all its complexity.

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Human body, germs and medicine for children

Your Brain Is a Lump of Goo

A Really Short Journey Through the Body

All About the Heart

The Museum of Useless Body Parts: A Tour of Your Body’s Leftovers, Flaws and Other Weird Bits

Foldout Anatomy

The Incredible Human Body Tour

Look Inside Your Body

Very First Questions and Answers: What’s Inside Me?

See Inside Your Body

Thirty Trillion Cells: How Your Body Really Works

Argh! There’s a Skeleton Inside You!

This Book is Full of Brains: All Kinds of Brains and How They Work

Some Brains: A book celebrating neurodiversity

Usborne Book of the Brain and How it Works

It Takes Guts: How Your Body Turns Food Into Fuel (and Poop)

A Shot in the Arm!: Big Ideas that Changed the World #3

How to Vanquish a Virus

Bodies, Brains and Bogies: Everything about your revolting, remarkable body!

Dr. Dog

Very Short Introductions for Curious Young Minds: The Invisible World of Germs

The Bacteria Book: Gross Germs, Vile Viruses, and Funky Fungi

Little Bunny, Big Germs

Very First Questions and Answers: What are Germs?

Step inside Science: Germs

See Inside Germs

Forensic Science: Discover the Fascinating Methods Scientists Use to Solve Crimes

The Secret Life of Viruses: Incredible Science Facts about Germs, Vaccines, and What You Can Do to Stay Healthy

Me, Microbes and I: Meet the viruses, bacteria and other weeny weirdies that share your world.

The Human Body Survival Guide

What Body Part Is That?

Brilliant Body

It Can’t Be True! Human Body!: 1,000 Amazing Facts About You

Lists for Curious Kids: Human Body

My Body

Kay’s Anatomy: A Complete (and Completely Disgusting) Guide to the Human Body

Stephen Biesty’s Incredible Body Cross-Sections

The Body Book

The Body Book

Usborne Book and Jigsaw Human Body

Pocket Eyewitness Human Body: Facts at Your Fingertips

The Fact-Packed Activity Book: Human Body

Knowledge Encyclopedia Human Body!

Human Body A Children’s Encyclopedia

Anatomy: A Cutaway Look Inside the Human Body