A Really Short Journey Through the Body

Bill Bryson, Emma Young

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Puffin
15 October 2024

Children's & Educational; General knowledge & trivia (Children's&YA); Science & technology: general interest (Children's&YA)

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

We spend our whole lives in one body and yet most of us have practically no idea how it works and what goes on inside it.

Want to know why the skin is the biggest organ?

Why our brains can see into the future?

Or why your eyes are back to front?

Packed full of facts, big numbers (such as the amount of microbes that make you) and small numbers (the size of those very tiny microbes) all in full-colour.

This non-fiction book, packed with wonder from the globally bestselling Bill Bryson is a head-to-toe tour of the most amazing thing about you - YOUR BODY!

By: Bill Bryson
Adapted by: Emma Young
Imprint: Puffin
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 297mm, Width: 229mm, Spine: 11mm
Weight: 642g
ISBN: 9780241606247
ISBN 10: 0241606241
Pages: 144
Publication Date: 15 October 2024
Recommended Age: From 8 to 12 years
Audience: Children/juvenile , English as a second language
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Bill Bryson was born in Des Moines, Iowa, in 1951. His bestselling books include The Road to Little Dribbling, Notes from a Small Island, A Walk in the Woods, One Summer and The Life and Times of the Thunderbolt Kid. In a national poll, Notes from a Small Island was voted the book that best represents Britain. His acclaimed work of popular science, A Short History of Nearly Everything, won the Aventis Prize and the Descartes Prize, and was the biggest selling non-fiction book of its decade in the UK. His new book The Body- A Guide for Occupants was shortlisted for the Royal Society Science Book Prize and is an international bestseller. Bill Bryson was Chancellor of Durham University 2005-2011. He is an Honorary Fellow of the Royal Society. He lives in England.

Reviews for A Really Short Journey Through the Body

Offers children a series of fascinating scientific facts * Daily Telegraph * A sure fire winner . . . sparkles with interest and excitement throughout * Guardian Best Children's Books of 2023 *