Tour of the Human Body: Amazing Numbers – Fantastic Facts

From our eyes to our toes, do you know what makes the human body tick? Do you know that our hearts beat 100,000 times a day, which equals 36 MILLION times a year? Do you know that new stomach cells replace old ones every 9 days? Do you know that our tongue’s 8,000 taste buds can detect only 5 flavors? Through such fascinating facts, numbers big and small, and a strong narrative voice, this book takes young readers on a revealing journey through the wonder of the human body.

Jennifer Bernetakeschildrenon a tour of the human body to reveal the wonders ofhow it works — with someastonishingnumbers andfascinatingfacts along the way.

From our eyes to our toes,kids willfind outwhat makes the human body tick.They’ll discoverthat our hearts beat 100,000 times a day, which equals 36 MILLION times a year.Andthat our tongue’s 8,000 taste buds can detect only 5 flavors. Andthat we have 60,000 miles of blood vessels, enough to circle the world more than twice!

Withsuchremarkablefactsandnumbers, and vividinformativeillustrations by Dawn DeVries Sokol, this booktakes your childonanentertainingly educationaljourney through the wondersof the human body.

Format: Hardback
Pages: 40
Imprint: Minedition (Penguin USA)
Publication date: 07/05/2024
Illustrator: Sokol, Dawn DeVries
Series: Number Tours for Curious Kids