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Explore each organ of the body in this immersive audiobook edition of Kay's Anatomy, read by Adam Kay with a full cast of voices, including Mark Gatiss, Sandi Toksvig, Andy Nyman and Lolly Adefope. Do you ever think about your body and how it all works? Like really properly think about it? The human body is extraordinary and fascinating and, well...pretty weird. Yours is weird; mine is weird; your maths teacher's is even weirder. This book is going to tell you what's actually going on in there and answer the really important questions.

„Wann kam der Mensch?" ,,Welche Sinne gibt es?" ,,Warum müssen wir schlafen?" ,,Weshalb wachsen Haare?" ,,Wieso ist Blut im Mensch?" Der kleine Kater Findus will unendlich viel wissen und fragt dem alten Pettersson immer wieder Löcher in den Bauch. Zum Glück weiß Pettersson auch auf die kniffligste Frage eine spannende Antwort.

Smile big and take a good look at your teeth. How much do they really do? What are they made of? And why do they fall out? Young listeners will learn all about their teeth.

Have you ever thought about the fact that before the fridge you'd have had maggots in your margarine? Ever thought about what you might use to wipe your bum before loo roll was a thing? And what about what everybody did before computers?! In this third hilarious book from Adam Kay and Henry Paker you'll learn about all of these and more.

In this adventure Otto and Missy have found themselves a bit lost inside the human body! Otto is going to learn about some incredible things about the human body such as, what makes us sneeze? What are kneecaps? And, do we really have a funny bone? These audiobooks help children learn about their environment on journey of discovery with the narrators Ben Bailey Smith (a.k.a. Doc Brown, rapper, comedian and writer) and Sophie Aldred (best known for her role as Ace in Doctor Who).

 How do our eyes and ears work? What do our noses do? This book explores the anatomy of the human head. From hair and skin down to muscle and bone, find out how each part works, and how it is all controlled by our amazing brain. 

Without muscles, we would not be able to move. Muscles keep our digestive system working too, and our heart is a large muscle that works all the time. This book looks at how muscles, tendons, and nerves all work together to help us move every part of our body. 

Behind the flips, splashes, and speed of Olympic water sports, science is at work. Gravity and centrifugal force are at work as a diver spins and flips before splashing into the water. Olympic swimmers shave their bodies to reduce drag as they zip through the water. Find out how science is involved in all your favorite water events and how athletes take science into account in their quest for the gold medal.

The brand-new, hilarious book from best-selling, record-breaking author Adam Kay. The olden days were pretty fun if you liked wearing chainmail or chopping people's heads off, but there was one tiny little problem back then...doctors didn't have the slightest clue about how our bodies worked. It's time to find out why Ancient Egyptians thought the brain was just a useless load of old stuffing that might as well be chucked in the bin, why teachers forced their pupils to smoke cigarettes, why hairdressers would cut off their customers' legs and why people used to get paid for farting. 

Radiolab invites you to join us on a scientific journey through the body. Our bodies are so complex that many processes can go unnoticed. In this audiobook, not only do we notice, but we explore how our anatomy has shaped the human experience. These five chapters explore your guts, private parts, womb, butt, and brain. We’ll hear stories from scientists, anthropologists, professors, doctors, mothers, fathers, and storytellers. 

Bones are the framework of our bodies, but they are much more than that. This book looks at the functions of bones: what they are made of, how they connect to muscles, and how joints work.

 Heart, lungs, kidneys, stomach - all these organs keep our bodies working, but what really goes on inside them? This book explores beneath the surface to find out how our organs work. 

Everything a young listener needs to know about head lice: what it is, how it happens, what the symptoms are, and how it is treated. The audiobook also presents real-life stories of kids who experience head lice.

Periods. Every person who menstruates has a different relationship with their Aunt Flow: some good, and some...not so good. This guide embraces all the icky, all the sticky, and all the confusing aspects of the monthly cycle, acknowledging that there's no cookie cutter way to manage the physical and emotional mayhem.

Why does a football spiral? How do some athletes jump so high? The answer is science! The Secret Science of Sports helps kids better understand concepts of science, technology, engineering, and math through the sports they love to play and watch.

How many bones are in the human body? Find out all about the body and how it works in this fact-filled book. It's perfectly designed to introduce young children to the wonders of nonfiction.

Swish! The photo-guessing game in the included PDF challenges pre-listeners to guess whose tail appears in each image. The scaly, tufted, and bushy answers may be surprising!

In this fascinating audiobook, narrator Charles King talks us through more than 100 amazing facts about the human body, including information about your brain, bones, vision and much more. Whether you're studying human biology or are just interested to find out what makes us tick, this is the perfect listen for you.

Everything a young listener needs to know about allergies: what they are, how they are caused, what the symptoms are, and how they are treated. The text also presents real-life stories of kids who experience allergies. 

Is mind reading a real skill? What about being able to move things with just your mind? Listeners will be captivated by claims of psychic powers while also learning the facts about each story. Which tales could be true, and which myths are busted?