Human body, germs and medicine for children

All About the Brain

Gabriel Dabscheck, Kim Siew (illus.)

Kids who want to know more about the body will devour this deep dive into the brain, written by a paediatric neurologist and designed to be read cover to cover.

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A Really Short Journey Through the Body

Bill Bryson

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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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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Very First Questions and Answers What is poo?

Katie Daynes

Young children love to ask all sorts of embarrassing questions (usually at the wrong times). This lift-the-flap book boldly approaches the topic of poo, answering all those ‘plopping’ questions so…

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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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There’s a Zoo in My Poo

Felice Jacka

A gut-health book for kids that gets to the guts of what you need to know about you and your poo.

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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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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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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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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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My Body

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

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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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, germs and medicine for children

All About the Brain

A Really Short Journey Through the Body

Your Brain Is a Lump of Goo

Very First Questions and Answers What is poo?

Look Inside Your Body

Dr. Dog

See Inside Your Body

Step inside Science: Germs

What Body Part Is That?

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

The Human Body Survival Guide

Anatomy: A Cutaway Look Inside the Human Body

There’s a Zoo in My Poo

Some Brains: A book celebrating neurodiversity

Usborne Book of the Brain and How it Works

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

Little Bunny, Big Germs

Very First Questions and Answers: What are Germs?

See Inside Germs

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

My Body

The Body Book

Pocket Eyewitness Human Body: Facts at Your Fingertips

Human Body A Children’s Encyclopedia

The Body Book

Foldout Anatomy

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

Usborne Book and Jigsaw Human Body

How to Vanquish a Virus

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

Thirty Trillion Cells: How Your Body Really Works

Stephen Biesty’s Incredible Body Cross-Sections

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

The Incredible Human Body Tour

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

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

Argh! There’s a Skeleton Inside You!

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

Lists for Curious Kids: Human Body

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

Brilliant Body

The Fact-Packed Activity Book: Human Body

Knowledge Encyclopedia Human Body!