Spilsbury, Richard

What makes our hearts pump? How does blood circulate throughout our bodies? Curious readers will love this innovative look at the human heart and circulatory system.

Every munch and crunch of our lunch makes its way through our digestive systems! How does our body break down food into energy? This innovative book gives readers an inside look at this essential bodily process.

Taste, touch, sight, hearing, and smell: these five senses help us navigate the world, process information about our surroundings, and stimulate responses in our bodies. Readers will learn the science behind our amazing senses in this innovative book.

An introduction to depression discussing symptoms, diagnosis, treatment, gene therapy, and more.

Describes the autism spectrum, exploring how the various ways that this neurodevelopmental disorder can affect individuals, from difficulty with social cues to impaired communication to repetitive behaviors, how it is diagnosed and treated.

"[Takes readers on] a trip into space . . . [to] discover the spacecraft, satellites, and telescopes that travel among the galaxies and stars . . . [Also discusses] the astronauts who have lived in orbit and set foot on the moon"--Back cover.

Chronicles the life and career of Ramesses II, an Egyptian pharaoh.

Text and color photographs provide an introduction to the water cycle.

An illustrated introduction to pollution and the effect it has on the environment.

An illustrated introduction to natural resources.