Educational

Did you know that nearly 75 per cent of your body is made up of water ? That one of the main health hazards in the west is caused by over-eating ce...

Did you know that suffocation can occur even when there is lots of air to breathe ? That mouth to mouth resuscitation may have to go on for up to 2...

Did you know that the first operations were performed in caves by prehistoric men ? That some modern medicines still contain extracts of herbs and ...

Did you know That digestion begins as soon as you start to chew the food in your mouth ? That your liver is like a chemical laboratory ? In adults ...

Did you know that fingernails grow faster than toenails ? That people lose up to 100 hairs a day ?

Did you know that untl 1970 the streets of london wrer filled with thick smog ? That phagocytes in your body swallow bacteria and other harmful inv...

Did you know that you should open a window in every room, every day , even in winter ? That you should not touch someone who has had an electric sh...

Did you know that accidents are the biggest risks to health for children? That the health care we take for granted in the west is not available in ...

Did you know that an adult needs about 9000 liters of air to breathe every day ? That smoking causes more harm to your lungs and breathing than any...

Did you know that a bruise is bleeding under the skin ? That to stop serious bleeding you have to press on a point away from the wound ?

Did you know that some people have lived for 120 years ? That we spend about a third of our lives asleep ? In this issue how my body works you wil...

Did you know that a newborn baby is in the uterus , it gets all its food and oxygen through a tube known as an umbilical cord ? After spending 9 mo...

Did you know that food is broken up by saliva as well as by chewing ? That food can cause severe stomach upsets if you are allergic to it ?

Did you know that a rope can kill ? That people are more likely t die from suffocation in fires than from burns ? In this volume of "How my body w...

Did you know that the blue whale, the world's largest animal, is as big as three school buses and weighs as much as twenty-seven elephants? Or that...

Meet Eden Hazard, Ultimate Football Hero. 'Eden slid on his knees towards the fans with his arms out wide. He was the hero again - there was just n...

Captain Teggs is no ordinary dinosaur - he's an astrosaur! Captain of the amazing spaceship DSS Sauropod, he goes on dangerous missions and fights ...

Pogba tells the exciting story of how French wonder-kid Paul Pogba became Europe's best young player, and finally fulfilled his dream of returning ...

Packed with black and white illustrations, real facts about Ancient Egypt, plus fun and action on every page, this is the first book in a brilliant...

More questions and answers from the author of the mega-selling WHY IS SNOT GREEN? More questions and answers from the author of the mega-selling WH...

Did you know ….Antibodies from sick animals are put into your body to help you fight invading bacteria?

Did You Know… That you have over 200 bones in your body? That you have something in common with a dinosaur's skeleton?

Did You Know… That scientists believe the world started with a big bang ?

Did you know ….That a human being starts off as just ane cell, when an egg and sperm join up? That about 400 million sperm cells race each other to...