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Jennings, Ken.
THE HUMAN BODY : JUNIOR GENIUS GUIDES
New York : Little Simon, 2015
IL 3-6, RL 7.0
ISBN 1481401742
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Did you know that the part of your back that you can't scratch is called acnestis?  Or an adult's skin weighs six pounds or more?  Or that humans are the only primates whose eyes have sclera -- the whites of your eye?  This book is full of lots of useful information about the human body.  But it is also chock full of unusual facts.  Written by Ken Jennings, you know it has a lot trivia in it.  Jennings is the all time highest money winner on the game show Jeopardy.  Pick up this book and open to any page.  You are sure to learn some interesting new information that will amaze you.

SUBJECTS:     Human physiology
                        Human body.


 
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