The Skeleton Book: Get to know your bones, inside out - Hardcover

DK

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0241228468 ISBN 13: 9780241228463

Verlag: DK Children, 2016

Inhaltsangabe

Did you know human bones are eight times stronger than concrete? Or that both humans and giraffes have seven vertebrae in their necks? You will learn about these amazing human body facts and much more in this fascinating book for children.

Packed with amazing 3D computer images highlighted in different colours, The Skeleton Book allows children to explore every bone and joint in the human body in minute detail. Take a look at the spongy inside and tough exterior of the bone structure. Learn about the longest bone in the body and see how bones grow with age.

Find out how millions of years of evolution has helped the human body to perform so many tasks with precision. Become a fossil detective and see how archaeologists study and reconstruct ancient skeletons. Explore the future with bionic skeletons and 3D printed bones.

With an embossed cover and a pull out five-foot skeleton poster inside the book, The Skeleton Book gives perspective for kids to study a life-size version of the human skeleton.

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Über die Autorin bzw. den Autor

Lord Robert Winston is Professor of Science and Society and Emeritus Professor of Fertility Studies at Imperial College London. Robert is one of a kind - a world-renowned scientist who has combined groundbreaking academic work with an ability to communicate ideas and understanding to the general public.

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Did you know bones are stronger than steel, but five times lighter? Journey into the human body and find out all about your amazing skeleton from your skull to your feet and everything in between.

Details zur Ausgabe

• Verlag: DK Children
• Erscheinungsdatum: 2016
• Sprache: Englisch
• ISBN 10: 0241228468
• ISBN 13: 9780241228463
• Einband: Gebundene Ausgabe
• Auflage: 1
• Anzahl der Seiten: 72
• Herausgeber: Winston Robert
• Kontakt zum Hersteller: Nicht verfügbar
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