The Marvellous Adventure of Being Human

Shrink yourself down as small as you can go. No - much smaller than that! You'll need to be small enough to crawl up nostrils, peer inside eyeballs and float through the bloodstream because we're about to embark on an amazing trip through your awesome anatomy


Author: Charlotte Guillain
ISBN: 978-0-71124-353-8
Publisher: Words & Pictures/Quarto

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Cover of a book titled 'The Marvellous Adventure of Being Human' with a subtitle 'Your Amazing Body and How to Live in It' by Dr. Max Pemberton, illustrated by Chris Madden, featuring stylized illustrations of parts of the human body.
Illustration of a human head with a brain divided into colored sections. Scientists are examining and working on the brain, with some conducting research and others repairing or studying neurons, highlighting brain research and neuroscience.
Illustration of healthy and diseased lungs with medical professionals and patients examining them, indicating focus on lung health and respiratory disease.
A digital illustration split into two halves. The left shows a cross-section of a human head with an ENT doctor examining the inside of a nose with a small tool, with a ladder leaning against the nose. The right shows a person standing on a lift, hol
Illustration of a blood cell with cancer cells and immune cells inside it, with three miniature people around it examining or observing.
A stylized illustration of a muscular human body with visible muscle groups, shown in profile and facing right. Small people are engaged in activities on different muscles: one running on the right bicep, one jumping on the left bicep, and one standi
Cross-section of a human stomach filled with cartoon people cleaning and organizing, representing digestion.
Illustration of a human body with visible circulatory system, brain, and heart, with small figures examining blood vessels and monitoring heart activity.
Illustration of a person's open mouth showing the inside, with tiny people examining the throat, tongue, and teeth.
Illustration of a human skeleton with three tiny scientists examining it with magnifying glasses and an x-ray film.
Illustration of the human spine with a magnifying glass highlighting blood vessels, showing people climbing the spine and two scientists examining it.
Illustration of the human urinary system with four people engaging in various activities around the bladder.
An illustration of eye health and vision correction, showing a person on a hill with a flashlight, eye anatomy, and vision testing chart, emphasizing eye health diagnostics and treatment.