Eyewitness Visual Dictionaries: The Visual Dictionary of the Human Body
New Look! Relaunched with new jackets and 8 pages of new text!

DK gives a new look to the series that forever changed the nonfiction genre and set the standard for highly informative visual guides. This volume, and those to follow in future seasons, forms part of an indispensable library for the whole family. Focusing on contemporary and historical developments in the study of the human body, this book features clear, expertly written text, color and black-and-white photos, charts, graphics, and 3-D models — all of which combine to make complex scientific concepts easy to understand.
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Eyewitness Visual Dictionaries: The Visual Dictionary of the Human Body
New Look! Relaunched with new jackets and 8 pages of new text!

DK gives a new look to the series that forever changed the nonfiction genre and set the standard for highly informative visual guides. This volume, and those to follow in future seasons, forms part of an indispensable library for the whole family. Focusing on contemporary and historical developments in the study of the human body, this book features clear, expertly written text, color and black-and-white photos, charts, graphics, and 3-D models — all of which combine to make complex scientific concepts easy to understand.
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Eyewitness Visual Dictionaries: The Visual Dictionary of the Human Body

Eyewitness Visual Dictionaries: The Visual Dictionary of the Human Body

by Dorling Kindersley Publishing Staff, Deni Bown, Bucaille
Eyewitness Visual Dictionaries: The Visual Dictionary of the Human Body

Eyewitness Visual Dictionaries: The Visual Dictionary of the Human Body

by Dorling Kindersley Publishing Staff, Deni Bown, Bucaille

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New Look! Relaunched with new jackets and 8 pages of new text!

DK gives a new look to the series that forever changed the nonfiction genre and set the standard for highly informative visual guides. This volume, and those to follow in future seasons, forms part of an indispensable library for the whole family. Focusing on contemporary and historical developments in the study of the human body, this book features clear, expertly written text, color and black-and-white photos, charts, graphics, and 3-D models — all of which combine to make complex scientific concepts easy to understand.

Product Details

ISBN-13: 9781879431188
Publisher: DK
Publication date: 10/28/1991
Series: DK Visual Dictionaries Series
Pages: 64
Product dimensions: 10.33(w) x 12.30(h) x 0.42(d)
Age Range: 8 - 12 Years

Table of Contents

The human body6
In the image of the gods8
Discussion and dissection10
The microscopic body12
The body's framework14
Inside bones16
Joints between bones18
The body's muscles20
The moving body22
Breathing to live24
Inside the lungs26
The heart28
Blood circulation30
The blood32
Eating and digestion34
Stomach, liver, and intestines36
Getting rid of wastes38
Body chemistry40
Males and females42
A new life44
Birth and bady46
Growth and development48
Skin and touch50
Eyes and seeing52
Ears and hearing54
Smell and taste56
The nervous system58
The brain60
Inside the brain62
Did you know?64
Timeline66
Find out more68
Glossary70
Index72
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