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Human body encyclopedia / senior editor, Penny Smith.

1st American ed.

New York : DK Pub., 2005.

128 pages : color illustrations ; 29 cm.

Incredible pictures reveal how everything in the human body fits and works together. Shows what's inside the human body. The Human Body Encyclopedia is packed with fascinating facts and spectacular close-up photographs that make the subject accessible and fun. Covering every part of the body from major body systems to individual cells in language accessible to young children. This book is an inspiring new edition to the First Reference series and a valuable teaching aid for parents and teachers. This exciting book is packed with fascinating facts that make basic anatomy accessible and fun. Full color.

First reference for young readers and writers

Dk first reference series.

Human anatomy -- Encyclopedias, Juvenile.

Human body -- Encyclopedias, Juvenile.

Encyclopedias.

Smith, Penny.

First human body encyclopedia

Includes index.

Contents and prelims -- Your amazing body -- What makes you you -- Building blocks -- Organizing your body -- Skeleton -- Skull -- Your spine -- Living bone -- Bone and cartilage -- Moving joints -- Body's muscles -- How muscles work -- Muscle power -- Brain -- Network of nerves -- Touch -- Taste and smell -- Eyes -- How we see -- Eye to brain -- Hearing -- Balance -- Blood flow -- Your heart -- All about blood -- Blood cells -- Bumps and cuts -- Hormones -- Lungs -- All about air -- Making sounds -- Ahhh choo! -- Your skin -- Skin and nails -- Hair -- Beastly bugs -- Body defenses -- Fighting germs -- Allergies -- Digestive system -- Teeth -- From mouth to stomach -- Inside the intestines -- Making urine -- Urine and urination -- Making a baby -- Growing in the womb -- Double trouble -- Early years -- Growing up -- Growing older -- What's in food -- Sleep -- Doctors and dentists -- Body language -- Using your hands -- Facial expressions -- Amazing facts about you -- Historical body facts -- Glossary -- Index.

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