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Our bodies are home to tens of thousands of species that aren't at all human – on our skin, inside our gut and even in our brain, and they can have an extraordinary impact on how we feel, act and live. Together, they've assembled possibly the weirdest collection of knowledge about the human body, from poo transfusions to research into how parasites can help us.

Beheadings! Bloodletting! Bodysnatching! Journey down a snaking road bristling with medicine’s most astonishing “dead ends.” Marvel at the diagnoses, experiments, and treatments that were frequently useless, and often harmful, but that sometimes led doctors to discoveries that changed the world for the better. Enjoy a whirlwind tour of the human body—from brain, to heart, to limbs—during which the author will guide you through centuries of medical mistakes, festooned with riveting facts and pitch-perfect humor.

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.

Doc Caro wird zu einem Notfall gerufen – Schmerzen im Brustkorb, Schwindel, Kurzatmigkeit. Doch Doc Caro kommt rechtzeitig und kann helfen! Gemeinsam mit Momo und den Leser*innen begibt sie sich auf eine Reise in unseren Körper... Was passiert da genau in unseren Adern, wieso fließt das Blut im Kreis und was macht das Herz die ganze Zeit? Diese und weitere Kinderfragen beantwortet Doc Caro unterhaltsam und mit viel Humor! Dieses spannende Hörbuch ist ein Must have nicht nur für Fans – denn Wissen kann Leben retten.

Das Ich ist eine Wundertüte! Wer oder was ist "Ich" eigentlich? Warum und woher haben wir bestimmte Charaktereigenschaften? Ist unsere Persönlichkeit schon vererbt? Welche Faktoren bestimmen unsere Identität – und haben wir überhaupt Einfluss darauf? TV-Moderatorin Clarissa "Clari" da Silva geht in diesem Sachhörbuch für Kinder ab 10 Jahren der faszinierenden Frage nach, warum wir so sind, wie wir sind.

Dare to listen to this audibook and you'll find ticks, mosquitos, stingrays, elephants, jellyfish, and the particularly sucky lamprey. Sixteen slurpy poems from Jane Yolen and Heidi E.Y. Stemple introduce a suction-filled selection of animals and spotlight these stupendous suckers.

What do you know about the sense of touch? Our senses help us observe and understand our world.

What do you know about the sense of hearing? Our senses help us observe and understand our world.

Our senses help us observe and understand our world. This curricular topic is explored though an integrated approach to learning with embedded SEL questions and family/educator engagement tips at the beginning and end of each book.

What do you know about the sense of smell? Our senses help us observe and understand our world. This curricular topic is explored though an integrated approach to learning with embedded SEL questions and family/educator engagement tips.

What do you know about the sense of sight? Our senses help us observe and understand our world. This curricular topic is explored though an integrated approach to learning with embedded SEL questions and family/educator engagement tips at the beginning and end of each book.

Mit GEOLINO MINI auf Entdeckungsreise durch den Körper. Dieses Hörspiel handelt von dem, was du kennst, seit du auf der Welt bist: deinem Körper. Aber kennst du ihn wirklich? Kannst du alle Sinnesorgane aufzählen? Und weißt du, wie oft das Herz in der Minute schlägt? Ralph und seine drei kleinen Insektenfreunde Georg, Mo und Belle gehen gemeinsam auf Entdeckungsreise und erkunden Knochen, Muskeln und vieles mehr.

What do you have in common with the 7.75 billion other people on the planet? This is the question that Professor Luke O’Neill attempts to answer in this exciting new audiobook for young listeners, adapted from his bestselling title for adults, Humanology: A Scientist’s Guide to Our Amazing Existence. Starting with the origin of life and how we as a species evolved on the plains of Africa some 200,000 years ago, Professor Luke explores what makes us interesting as a species, why we sleep, laugh and enjoy music, and our efforts to stop diseas

What kind of animal would you be if you had eight eyes? Or if your pupils were the shape of the letter W? Keep an eye out for weird and surprising facts in this playful book, which brings together comparative anatomy with a guessing game format. See how your animal eyes are like—and unlike—those of starfish, spiders, goats, cuttlefish, owls, and slugs. Author Sara Levine presents an insightful view of all eyes can do!

What would you be if your finger bones grew so long that they reached your feet? You'd be a bat! What if you had no leg bones but kept your arm bones? You'd be a whale, a dolphin, or a porpoise! This entertaining book will keep listeners guessing as they learn about how our skeletons are like—and unlike—those of other animals.

Your belly is full of tiny creatures—and they love to eat! Along the river of your gut, tiny creatures move, eat, and grow. Learn more about the garden of microscopic flora growing inside the body and come on a journey that explains an important biological concept: the microbiome, the health of which affects everything in our bodies. Did you know that some foods are better for your microbiome (and you!) than others? The audiobook goes further into the science of the microbiome and reveals amazing facts about the gut.

From earwax and bad breath to boogers and burps, the human body is a disgusting place. Learn about your body's sticky, smelly functions that help you stay healthy.

Did you know that your brain feels sort of like a marshmallow? Ever wondered how much your brain weighs? Want to know how quickly your brain processes information? Totally amazing facts about the human mind will keep struggling and reluctant listeners wanting more!

An introduction to the lungs and how they function. The concepts of blood and oxygen are discussed, as well as asthma.

This audiobook offers an introduction to the five senses and the organs that perform the functions of sight, hearing, smell, taste, and touch.