Hot on the heels of our bestselling Adventures in the Human Body and Adventures with Germs and Your Health comes Adventures with Health and the Human Body, an immersive exploration into the workings of the human body and the results of ill health or disease. How do your thoughts and feelings affect the way your body behaves? Why would anyone pay good money for human poo? Fight bad breath. Improve your posture. And learn how left-handers cope in a world made for right-handers. From birthmarks to acne scars, and from sleep secrets to the importance of saliva, discover how to help your body thrive inside and out!

The World of Science comics series engages, educates and entertains children, imparting scientific facts, while nurturing the love of Science through dynamic, full-colour comics. All topics covered are in line with the Singapore primary Science syllabus and the Cambridge primary Science curriculum, and also offer beyond-the-syllabus insights designed to stretch inquiring young minds.

This book aligns with the following syllabi:

• Singapore Science syllabus topics: Human body systems (digestive system) and Human respiratory, circulatory and reproductive systems.

• Cambridge Primary Science syllabus topics: Humans and animals.

• IB Primary Years Programme Science syllabus topics: The human body, The five senses, Human body systems, Cells and microorganisms, and Body systems and health.

Contents:

MIND AND BODY:

• Why Can't I Sleep?

• A Storm in the Brain

• Are You a Southpaw?

• Dreadful Fears

SKIN DEEP:

• A Spotty Problem

• Not a Worm at All!

• Born with It

I FEEL IT IN MY BONES:

• Straighten Up!

• Fantastic Phalanges

WASTE MATTERS:

• Priceless Poo

• Who Cut the Cheese?

INNER WORKINGS:

• Why Am I Always Tired?

• Why Do I Drool?

• Fighting Bad Breath

Quiz Challenge:

• So, How Much Do You Really Know About Health and the Human Body?

Readership: 6–12 year olds, Singapore, Asia-Pacific, worldwide. Trade, schools, libraries everywhere.