A Tour of the Human Body: Amazing Numbers--Fantastic Facts [Hardcover]

This picture book for young readers is a tour of the human body revealing the wonders of how it all works — with some astonishing numbers and fascinating facts along the way.

From our eyes to our toes, kids will find out what makes the human body tick in this engaging STEM nonfiction book. They’ll discover that our hearts beat 100,000 times a day, which equals 36 MILLION times a year. And that our tongue’s 8,000 taste buds can detect only 5 flavors. And that we have 60,000 miles of blood vessels, enough to circle the world more than twice!

Noted children's author Jennifer Berne shares these remarkable facts and numbers alongside vivid informative illustrations by Dawn DeVries Sokol, resulting in a book that will transport kids on an entertainingly educational journey.2025 Kansas NEA Reading Circle List
2025 Dogwood Recommended Title (3-5)

Berne’s counts and measures of the cells and organs of the human body illustrate just how remarkable—and quantifiable—we are. 'Did you know' that we are composed of '30 trillion cells,' eight thousand taste buds, and '60,000 miles' of blood vessels? Or that '15 million cells in your body were replaced by new ones in the time it took you to read this sentence'? Numerous other facts about our sensory organs and digestive, skeletal, respiratory, and circulatory systems are equally impressive. The organized layouts include diagrammatic illustrations that effectively portray each system, often within a child-size human body outline, accompanied by text on scraps of lined notebook paper that appear taped onto the pages. The end notes should not be skipped, as theyl£0