Subject: Science

Retail Price: £7.99

Extent: 32pp

ISBN: 978-1-910684-85-6

STICKMEN'S GUIDE TO
YOUR BEATING HEART

Format:
Paperback

Age:
7+

Your Beating Heart reveals how oxygen from your lungs is carried round your body by the blood, pumped by the heart, and taken to the cells – every single one of them. This nonstop activity involves trillions of red blood cells and a vast network of arteries, veins and capillaries. You’ll find out what the blood is made of, what happens when you exercise, and see how a heart transplant works. Oh, and if your brain is deprived of oxygen for even a few minutes, it will be damaged – so it’s as well no one has to remember to breathe!

•Detailed cutaways reveal the body’s systems at work.
•Stickmen add humour and explain functions and what the major organs do.
•Source books to tie in with schoolwork.

Take a Look Inside...

arteries; blood circulation; blood groups; blood loss; blood pressure; blood vessels; cardiac arrest; cardiac cycle; cardiovascular disease; pacemaker; red blood cells; stroke; white blood cells