Everything you eat and drink provides your body with fuel that it turns into energy to help you live, move and grow. Your incredible body has loads of ingenious systems that help you break down food to get at the nutrients inside and even more amazing ways to transport those nutrients around your body to the organs that need them the most and to get rid of the waste! Find out how your blood, a balanced diet, exercise and the bacteria and acid inside you all work together to keep you on the move.
From the hairs on your head to the tips of your toes and everything in between. The body is broken down into different areas according to the jobs they do. One book looks at your vital organs, such as the heart or liver, while another looks at the amazing job your brain does and how it relates to your nervous system and helps you make sense of the world around you. Take a fascinating trip through the science behind your own body. Never mind outer space, it's all about your inner space!
This book features in the following series: Bodyworks, Bodyworks Series .
There are 32 pages in this book. This book was published 2015 by Hachette Children's Group .
Matthew Scott is an award-winning illustrator (2008 Cheltenham Illustration Awards and D&AD Awards) of children's books, based in the UK. Thomas Canavan is the award-winning author (2011 The American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)/Subaru SB&F Prize for Excellence in Science Books, 2012 and 2018 Eureka Gold Award) of more than 75 books, covering subjects ranging from astronomy to zoology. His science books have led to dozens of school visits, literary and science festival bookings, and media appearances.
This book has the following chapters:
- 1: Introduction - Fuelling the body
- 1: Open wide
- 1: Down the hatch
- 1: Stomach churning
- 1: Big and small
- 1: A balanced diet
- 1: Helpful allies
- 1: Blood cleaning
- 1: The power station
- 1: An active you!
- 1: Did you know?
- 1: Frequently asked questions
- 1: Systems of the body
- 1: Glossary
- 1: Index
