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1984 Edition - New Never Sold - Some Shelf Wear - Excellent

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1 author picked How Your Body Works as one of their favorite books. Why do they recommend it?

I love the way this book so clearly explains the structure and function of the body (anatomy and physiology) functions with conceptually perspicuous illustrations. It’s remarkable how the clear and intuitive the schematic illustrations teach about the body. At first, I thought that I would not like it, since the organs are not shown in their natural appearances but instead as machines, but after reading it, I loved it.

From Steven's list on the body for children.

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