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272 pp.
| National |
October, 2014 |
TradeISBN 978-1-4263-1721-7$24.99
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LibraryISBN 978-1-4263-1722-4$33.90
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4-6
Illustrated by
Cynthia Turner.
Very comprehensive and supplemented with striking photographs, medical illustrations, micrographs, and archival material, ten chapters explore human body systems; life cycle; immunology; and ongoing research in genetics, transplantation, and robotics. "Bet you didn't know" and "Add it up" boxes expand on the information. A final "Body Atlas" section contains anatomical diagrams and summarizes main points. Reading list, websites. Glos., ind.