The Human Body Factory

An entertaining and informative exploration of the human body, from the big boss sending out orders in the brain to waste being sorted and delivered out of the body.

The Human Body Factory splits the human body into easy sections, with each ‘department' introduced by the busy workers who keep everything running smoothly, the ingenious artworks are packed with humorous details, all backed up with Dan Green's fascinating facts and accessible text describing and explaining the body's processes. There's a fun search-and-find activity on each page, as well as quiz at the end to see how much you've discovered about the human body. Whether it's toxic signs and workers wearing biohazard suits in the large intestine, lab workers in dinghies mixing gastric juices in the stomach with a giant whisk, or the lungs depicted as a gym, you'll find plenty to amaze and amuse in this comprehensive, fact-filled guide to the human body.

About the Author

Dan Green is the voice of Basher, the author of numerous Basher titles. He's a journalist and science writer with a brilliant knack for communicating complicated information in a child-friendly way. Two of his titles, Kingfisher's Human Body Factory and Scholastic's Discover More: The Elements, were shortlisted for the Royal Society Young People's Book Prize. Dan has an MA in Natural Sciences from Cambridge University, where he specialized in geology.

Edmond Davis studied design in the 1980s and since then, he has embarked on a career as an illustrator. Passionate about technical drawing and the science-fiction subgenre steam punk, Edmond has worked for a variety of clients, including Penguin and British Gas.