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Explain Like I'm 5: The Human Body: Heart, Brain, and How You Grow
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Series: Explain Like I'm 5: Big Ideas Made Tiny
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ISBN13: 9798196809767
Publisher: Independently Published
Published: May 13 2026
Pages: 144
Weight: 0.44
Height: 0.31 Width: 6.00 Depth: 9.00
Language: English
Publisher: Independently Published
Published: May 13 2026
Pages: 144
Weight: 0.44
Height: 0.31 Width: 6.00 Depth: 9.00
Language: English
What if the most amazing machine you'll ever own is the one you live inside? From the ELI5 Series, this super-simple guide takes curious kids on a fun tour through the human body. With easy words, friendly comparisons, and big ideas explained in tiny bites, kids will discover how their heart pumps, their brain thinks, their bones grow, and so much more. Inside, young readers will learn:
- How trillions of tiny cells work together as one amazing team
- Why your skeleton is your body's inside frame (and how bones heal themselves!)
- How over 600 muscles help you move, smile, and even blink
- The incredible journey of a single heartbeat through 60,000 miles of blood vessels
- How your lungs trade old air for fresh oxygen every few seconds
- What really happens to your food after you swallow it
- Why your brain is the boss of everything (and never takes a day off)
- How your skin, hair, and nails protect you every single day
- The secrets behind your five senses (plus a surprise sixth one!)
- Simple healthy habits that keep your amazing body running strong Packed with fun Did You Know? facts, hands-on Try This activities, and chapter recaps, this book makes learning about the human body exciting and easy to remember. Perfect for curious kids ages 5-10, homeschool science lessons, classroom libraries, and grown-ups who want to share the wonder of how our bodies really work. Open the book. Meet your amazing body.
- Why your skeleton is your body's inside frame (and how bones heal themselves!)
- How over 600 muscles help you move, smile, and even blink
- The incredible journey of a single heartbeat through 60,000 miles of blood vessels
- How your lungs trade old air for fresh oxygen every few seconds
- What really happens to your food after you swallow it
- Why your brain is the boss of everything (and never takes a day off)
- How your skin, hair, and nails protect you every single day
- The secrets behind your five senses (plus a surprise sixth one!)
- Simple healthy habits that keep your amazing body running strong Packed with fun Did You Know? facts, hands-on Try This activities, and chapter recaps, this book makes learning about the human body exciting and easy to remember. Perfect for curious kids ages 5-10, homeschool science lessons, classroom libraries, and grown-ups who want to share the wonder of how our bodies really work. Open the book. Meet your amazing body.
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