A Tour of the Human Body: Amazing Numbers--Fantastic Facts

This picture book for young readers is a tour of the human body revealing the wonders of how it all works -- with some astonishing numbers and fascinating facts along the way.

From our eyes to our toes, kids will find out what makes the human body tick in this engaging STEM nonfiction book. They’ll discover that our hearts beat 100,000 times a day, which equals 36 MILLION times a year. And that our tongue’s 8,000 taste buds can detect only 5 flavors. And that we have 60,000 miles of blood vessels, enough to circle the world more than twice!

Noted children’s author Jennifer Berne shares these remarkable facts and numbers alongside vivid informative illustrations by Dawn DeVries Sokol, resulting in a book that will transport kids on an entertainingly educational journey.

Jennifer Berne is the author of several acclaimed children’s books, including Manfish: The Story of Jacques Cousteau, Look Up with Me, On a Beam of Light, and her most recent, How the Sea Came to Be. Her work has made the Kirkus Best Picture Books list, the Junior Library Guild Main Selection list, and received several starred reviews from Horn Book, Publisher’s Weekly, School Library Journal and many others.

Dawn DeVries Sokol is an author, illustrator, professional art journaler, and designer of books. Her book Doodle Diary sold more than 150,000 copies. She has written and illustrated 12 nonfiction books for major publishers as well as a trio of board books for children. Dawn teaches her art journaling methods and techniques online and her artwork has been exhibited in books, on websites, and in galleries around the world. She earned a bachelor’s degree from Arizona State University’s renowned Walter Cronkite School of Journalism.