{"product_id":"a-really-short-journey-through-the-body-bill-bryson","title":"A Really Short Journey Through the Body (Bill Bryson)","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e'A sure-fire winner . . . sparkles with interest and excitement throughout' - Guardian Best Children's Books of 2023\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eYou'll spend your WHOLE LIFE in your body. So it's only fair you know how it works, right?\u003cbr\u003eThis book will teach you EVERYTHING you need to know about the machine that is YOU. From your astonishing brain to your hard-working heart.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eGet ready for the BIG questions, like:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHow many muscles do you move playing Fortnight? (A twitch of a thumb on the controller uses TEN muscles)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAre chillis actually HOT? (Short answer: no. We've been fooled by a plant.)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHow far can we sneeze? (Your sneeze droplets can reach up to eight meters - which means you could sneeze over an entire class.)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003eYou'll also meet people like Chevalier Jackson, who collected things that people had swallowed by accident (for science, of course). And learn about why we poo (and why it smells).\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePacked with facts, history and humour, this beautifully illustrated book, from global bestselling science and history author Bill Bryson (ask your mum, he's the one with the beard), will help you understand the secrets to our bodies and brains.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Offers children a series of fascinating scientific facts' - Daily Telegraph\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\u003ch4\u003eAutorenportrait\u003c\/h4\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBill Bryson was born in Des Moines, Iowa, in 1951. He is the author of eighteen books and holds the record of having the most bestsellers of any author on the \u003ci\u003eSunday Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestseller list in the last fifty years. \u003ci\u003eA Short History of Nearly Everything\u003c\/i\u003e, first published in 2003, spent 106 weeks in the chart, won both the Aventis Prize and the Descartes Prize and is the biggest-selling popular science book of the twenty-first century.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBill Bryson is a former Chancellor of Durham University and is an Honorary Fellow of the Royal Society. He lives in England.\u003c\/p\u003e\nEmma Young (emmayoung.net) is an award-winning science journalist and the author of over a dozen books for children, young adults and adults. Recent titles include \u003ci\u003eSuper Senses: the Science of your 32 Senses and How to Use Them\u003c\/i\u003e (for adults) and \u003ci\u003eYour Sense-ational Human Body\u003c\/i\u003e (for children).\u003c\/div\u003e\u003ch4\u003eWeitere Angaben\u003c\/h4\u003e\u003cdiv\u003eBuch (Paperback), Englisch, 144 Seiten\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Weltbild.ch: Bücher \u0026 Outlet","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":65849821987165,"sku":"K097237746","price":15.8,"currency_code":"CHF","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0911\/8915\/0045\/files\/9723774600001A.jpg?v=1788799764","url":"https:\/\/weltbild.ch\/products\/a-really-short-journey-through-the-body-bill-bryson","provider":"Weltbild.ch Bücher \u0026 Outlet","version":"1.0","type":"link"}