The Human Body: An Alien's Guide

By Ruth Redford

Book Overview

Take a journey inside the body--as an alien!

Hop aboard a flying saucer and travel alongside your alien guides who are on a mission to understand the wonders of human body systems. High-impact graphic art explores the circulatory system, the digestive system, the skeletal system, and more.

Lively text introduces concepts such as what the body is made of and how it responds to stimuli such as broken bones, burns, and illnesses. From major organs to types of blood cells, story-driven text delivers expert-reviewed nonfiction information about the amazing human body and how it works to stay healthy. Get a close-up view of how a healthy body works to fight invaders like viruses. . .or spaceships.

A raucous graphic-format exploration of body systems with a twist.

Mayo Clinic Press Kids creates empowering health and wellness content in partnership with pediatric experts. Proceeds from the sale of every book go to benefit important medical research and education at Mayo Clinic.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: B0BRQTFT99
• ISBN13: 9798887701462
• Release Date: January 2024
• Publisher: Mayo Clinic Press Kids
• Length: 48 Pages
• Weight: 0.25 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 5.8" x 8.8"
• Age Range: 8 to 9 years
• Grade Range: Grades 3 to 4