"What makes your body work? Is it all in your mind? Sort of! Take a tour of the human body from head to toes and everything in between. This latest installment in the Brainiac's series is an accessible, fun, and inclusive introduction to the human body. Full of funky facts and astounding activities, readers will discover all there is to know about the body and the brilliant brain that makes it all work. Aimed at curious children who want to know how their body works and how their brain keeps it running every day, this book answers both need-to-know and quirky questions about the bodies we live in. This book is an exciting introduction to the often complex, sometimes gross, and completely fascinating functions of the human body. Featuring practical activities and easy self-experiments, including keeping a poop diary and optical illusions, the book explores what happens to the food we eat, how medicines can fool us into making us feel better, as well as how and why we dream."-- Publisher's description.

Includes index. First published: London : Thames & Hudson, 2024.

You own an amazing machine: your multitasking brain is in charge -- Your amazing brain. Your brain is a construction site: building bridges deep in your brain ; My head has been hijacked!: what happens when fear takes over? ; Drift off to dreamland: your brain's way of cleaning up -- Remember, remember: the big filing system in your brain -- Talking sense. Making sense of the world: it takes the best teamwork ; Super senses: the extra senses giving you signals ; Why do I feel dizzy?: water is sloshing in your ears ; Now you see it ...now you don't: mind the gap- in your eyesight! -- Excretion factory. Bathtubs of sweat: facts and figures about goop and poop ; Leaks and drips: grab the tissues and mop up the mess! ; Traveling poop: food's journey on its way to the toilet ; Make friends with farts: the stinky gas that brews inside you -- We are all different. All kinds of brains: our brains all work in different ways ; Gender cookies: everyone has their own special gender recipe ; Access for everyone: making life equal and fair -- Marvellous medicine: gory investigations: the grisly story of dissection ; Ready for your close-up: clever ways to snoop inside the body ; Bug infestation: the mini mob that lives inside you ; Are you positive or negative: the A to B of refreshing blood -- Evolving bodies. Leftover body parts: find clues to your past in your body ; Weird and wonky evolution: shrinking and evolving body parts ; We are all mutants: how our food habits have changed -- Weird science. Bad medicine: odd cures and peculiar practices -- Think yourself better: playing tricks on the brain ; Spooky sensations: when the brain and senses disagree ; Ghostly visions: eye cells and spooky images -- Glossary: brain and body words explained -- We want answers!