National Geographic knows how to deliver the facts along with the fun in this stand-out owner's manual about our most important possession -- the human body. Kids ages 7 to 12 will discover the latest science about how it works and how to take care of it, while getting schooled on material that's relevant to the common core curriculum.
This fun, smart guide to the human body answers kids' questions and engages them with amazing facts, photos, illustrations, and diagrams. The kid-friendly journey travels through the body and all its systems and is sprinkled throughout with plenty of health tips, top 10 lists, simple experiments, and weird-but-true wacky details. Young readers will learn about age-appropriate medical history and body basics, from cells and DNA to growth and aging.