The Heart
The Questions and Answers Book for Kids
Published on 16. November 1998
Book
Paperback/Softback
32 pages
978-0-07-031829-8 (ISBN)
Description
What begins as a camp fishing trip becomes a fascinating lesson in the heart and circulatory system when the kids ask the camp doctor for a "heart-to-heart" talk. Where does blood come from? What are cells? Why are veins red and arteries blue? How does the heart pump blood throughout the body? If someone in your family has heart disease, can you catch it? Learn all about the heart, how it works, and how to keep it healthy in this breezy yet fact-filled book, packed with charming and accurate illustrations of this mysterious aspect of the human body. Then, enjoy the big surprise when the discussion winds up in the doctor's library.
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Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Publishing group
McGraw-Hill Education - Europe
Target group
Children/juvenile
Interest Age: From 7 to 10 years
Illustrations
illustrations
Dimensions
Height: 279 mm
Width: 215 mm
Thickness: 3 mm
Weight
175 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-07-031829-8 (9780070318298)
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Persons
J. Willis Hurst, M.D., is the author of McGraw-Hill's classic medical textbook, The Heart, a best seller which has been translated into five foreign languages. Former professor and Chairman of the Department of Medicine at Emory University in Atlanta, Dr. Hurst was president of the American Heart Association in 1972. Stuart Hurst, his inquisitive grandson, was 10-years-old when this book was started.