Ripley's Twists bring a fun, engaging and uniquely Ripley's approach to a whole range of topics, from the human body to space. Each title blends stunning full-colour photographs and illustrations with clear explanations and extraordinary facts that are guaranteed to inform and to entertain. In Human Body you will find: key information - everything from how we breathe to how our muscles work; intriguing bite-size facts - the average person breathes around 700 million times during their lifetime; real-life stories - like the man who managed to spend over 10 minutes chained and handcuffed underwater without taking a single breath, before escaping; 'Big word alert' glossaries - clear and straightforward explanations on difficult words such as 'respiration'; stunning photographs and detailed diagrams; and, a full-colour pull-out poster.
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- ISBN
9780099543657
- Published
- September 3rd 2009 by Arrow Books Ltd
- Category
- General
- Number of pages
- 48
- County of origin
- UNITED KINGDOM
- Dimensions
- 298 x 207