This is exactly the kind of book that I like to buy as a gift for children. Full of beautifully drawn images to help describe the organs and how the organs work within the body.. Personally I think that this book is just as good for adults as it is for children and describe in the workings of the human body. With lots of up-to-date information this is the perfect reference book for any shelf.
I would like to thank that gallery and the publishers for the opportunity to see an A.R.C

My children loved this, so much helpful information and great illustrations. Perfect for those with lots of questions!

Do you know all those random questions your kids ask you that you don't have all the answers to? This book has you covered!

If your kids are anything like mine, with their random thoughts and questions, they will love this easy to read book that's full of brilliant pictures and diagrams. It covers a huge range of topics and educates your child in a kid-friendly way.

So for anything from - why do I burp? - to - how do I remember things? - you now have all the answers!

DK always deliver with info, fun and greet illustrations. This book is no different.

It appealed to my 8 year old as she got to explore the science in an engaging way through the book.

Highly recommend.

This book is fabulous! I love the detailed pictures and the information is very informative. Definitely a book for the book shelf. Thank you for the opportunity to read and review this book.

A very colourful and lively human biology book for the school resource centre, this acts as if it's addressing regular questions from regular children (what is my biggest muscle? how come I breathe without thinking about it? should that really look that way – you know the kind) but that's of course only a front. Every question gets a double-page spread (even if sometimes the question and answer, the core text of the book, is at the bottom right corner of the whole thing) that is never happy with being merely 'visual', and comes packed with subsidiary factoids, questions, revision quizzes and so much else. Many educators would have preferred this to look more staid, sensible and perhaps old-fashioned, but that's not the Dorling Kindersley way, I find – they will make everything hyper-dynamic, given half the chance, with a full-frontal assault on the stock image gallery. Some would certainly wish for all the topics to be grouped, and less scattershot - "why do I need food" comes much after "what happens to it when I've eaten it", and skin stretches throughout the book – but for a child supposed to fire connections from one subject to another and piece everything together themselves this is still on trend. And still a most welcome volume.

I would have loved this book as a child. It was informative, fun, easy to digest. Even reading as an adult, I learnt so many new things about the body that I just take for granted as a thing. For example, why do my feet go dead and why do I get pins and needles, the fact my body can detect things such as carbon dioxide levels and water and give me signals to breathe harder or drink more is fascinating. The pictures made it super attractive to children. My only critique is I’m not sure it is for 6-9 years old. The first half of the book covered things I did at GCSE. The second half did become more childlike and what I expected. But reading as an adult this didn’t bother me and makes it only more accessible for a wider age group.