This fully illustrated treasury of ten rhyming five-minute stories is a playful introduction to the human body.
Great to read aloud and packed full of fun and humour, the stories help young readers aged 5+ to understand the inner workings of our body... explaining how we breathe, move - and poo!
Lively tales told in rhyming verse are followed up with non-fiction explainers which summarise the science behind each story.
A fantastic addition to this best-selling series, which saw amazing success with 5-Minute Nature Stories.
5-minute stories include:
· WHERE DID I BEGIN? From conception to baby
· THE HEARTBEAT BALLET: All about the heart and the blood
· YOUR LUNGS AND THE AIR: The respiratory system
· BRAINY YOU! The body's control centre
· SKIN HOLDS YOU IN: All about the skin
· HOLD-ME-UP: All about the skeleton and bones
· DO I MOVE? Marvellous muscles
· I SPY: See, hear, smell, taste, touch
· SNACK ATTACK: All about digestion
Accessible Biology in a 5 minute story format
· Each story introduces a key part of the human body, starring a sweet smiley body part, from an energetic heart to a bouncy poo!
· Each story ends with a non-fiction information page to explain more about what you've seen in each story
· Engaging illustrations throughout
More in series:
5 Minute Nature Stories
5 Minute Ocean Stories
5 Minute Space Stories
5 Minute Dinosaur Stories
Words of praise for 5 Minute Nature Stories:
"A gift to inform and delight the youngest nature lovers" ? Waterstones
Autorentext
Gabby Dawnay is an award-winning author of children's books, a regular contributor to OKIDO magazine, and a scriptwriter for children's television. Her best-selling 'If I had a... ' picture book series been translated into more than 20 languages.
Mimi Purnell is an illustrator and graphic designer born in England and now living in Australia. After completing a degree in Creative Industries she designed for agencies, animations and films and is now focusing her time on creating sweet illustrations and spending lots of time outdoors.