Peppy, brilliant and oh-so-fun, Macaulay's latest ensures that kids (and grown-ups) finally stand a darn good chance of understanding this stuff for real. Macaulay is a master of bringing intricate structures to vivid life, and he is no less suited to expose the human body than the buildings and machines he is famous for. This in itself is reason enough to run out and buy it. The first, The Way We Work: Getting to Know the Human Body is by David Macaulay. Two body books in one gift roundup? Yes, because this reviewer could not be induced to ignore either one. With his trademark humor, Macaulay builds a body and explains how it works. This one-of-a-kind book takes readers on a visual journey through the human body. In this comprehensive and entertaining resource, multi award-winner David Macaulay reveals the inner workings of the human body as only he can.
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