Presents simple verses, facts, experiments, fun facts, and health advice about different body parts and functions.

"Bill Bryson, bestselling author of A Short History of Nearly Everything, takes us on a head-to-toe tour of the marvel that is the human body. As compulsively readable as it is comprehensive, this is Bryson at his very best, a must-read owner's manual for everybody. Bill Bryson once again proves himself to be an incomparable companion as he guides us through the human body--how it functions, its remarkable ability to heal itself, and (unfortunately)...

Open your 'human body construction guide' to reveal the answers to all your puzzling human biology questions! Find out what each body system does and how they fit together to create a living, breathing person. Styled as a construction guide, readers will explore the ten major body systems from the inside out - from your bones to your nerves! Each spread contains body part checklists and 'Don't forget' notes for key information. The human engineer...

A five-year-old boy thinks his body is falling apart until he learns new teeth grow, and hair and skin replace themselves.

Born in the 1940s, Patricia Bath dreamed of helping people as a doctor, even though that wasn't a career option for most women at that time--especially African American women. This empowering biography follows Dr. Bath in her quest to save and restore sight for blind people, "choosing miracles" when everyone else had given up hope. Along the way, she co-founded the American Institute for the Prevention of Blindness, invented a laser device for removing...