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  • Published: 27 July 2017
  • ISBN: 9780141389042
  • Imprint: Penguin eBooks
  • Format: EBook
  • Pages: 176

Operation Ouch!: The HuManual




The definitive guide to the weird and wonderful world of . . . your own body!

Take a tour of one of the most complex, diverse and downright unusual places on the entire planet - the human body! Find out all about what makes YOU tick, from the wonders of the human brain to the tingling in your ticklish toes. From crazy bodily functions to bizarre real-life medical cases, this is the ultimate guide to getting to know yourself, inside and out!

Operation Ouch! is a BAFTA-winning CBBC series, from the makers of Embarrassing Bodies and 10 Years Younger. It's presented by real-life doctors (and twin brothers) Chris and Xand van Tulleken.

  • Published: 27 July 2017
  • ISBN: 9780141389042
  • Imprint: Penguin eBooks
  • Format: EBook
  • Pages: 176

About the authors

Chris van Tulleken

Chris van Tulleken is an infectious diseases doctor at the Hospital for Tropical Diseases in London. He trained at Oxford and has a PhD in molecular virology from University College London where he is an Associate Professor. His research focuses on how corporations affect human health especially in the context of child nutrition and he works with UNICEF and The World Health Organisation on this area. As one of the BBC's leading broadcasters for children and adults his work has won two BAFTAs. He lives in London with his wife and two children.

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