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Books for young children about the human body and how it works! 🧠

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I love to explore books about the human body with my little one … it’s a great way to teach about anatomy, health, and self-care in an engaging and age-appropriate way! 

These top picks have colourful illustrations, simple explanations, and fun characters to introduce concepts like how the heart pumps blood, how the digestive system processes food, and why we need sleep! 

By making complex biological functions easy to understand, these books help children develop a sense of curiosity and appreciation for their own bodies. They can also encourage healthy habits, answer common questions, and provide a foundation for fut...
 
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This delightful information book is full of fun and surprising things to know about the human body!
Lots of Things to Know About Your Body
 
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Pocket-sized books, MASSIVE facts!
The Small and Mighty Book of the Human Body
 
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Discover how your body works in this brightly illustrated peep-through book. Find out what happens to food after you eat it, discover how and why you breathe, and learn how your growing muscles can lift heavy objects.
Step Inside Science Your Body
 
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Look inside the human body with amazing SEE-THROUGH pages!
The Body Book
 
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This book includes a celebration of different body shapes and sizes and information about why bodies look different including skin colour, disability, hair type and age. The book also explores how bodies grow and change as children get older.
All About You and Your Body
 
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Lift more than 90 flaps and discover what goes on in your body - from the top of your head to the tips of your toes!
You and Your Body
 
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Featuring over 150 stickers!
Your Body First Sticker Book
 
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Open up the huge fold-out pages of this vivid, illustrated book to discover the remarkable ways the human body works!
Big Book of The Body
 
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The human body is an amazing machine! Take a look inside and learn all about how it works with this fantastic layered die-cut board book. Packed with fun facts and accessible information, this super simple first introduction to our bodies is perfect ...
How it Works: The Body
 
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Explore your body with windows and sliders!
My First Body Book
 
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With pop-up pages!
Human Body
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This lovely book offers friendly, simple answers to challenging questions, with entertaining and informative illustrations.
Questions & Answers about your Body
 
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From brains and blood to senses and skin - children will love exploring the ins-and-outs of the human body with this fantastic interactive book.
Look Inside Your Body
 
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My son’s favourite book about the body!
How Does My Body Work?
 
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Another great read for beginners by Usborne
Your Body
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This beautifully illustrated book will open children's eyes to the wonder and weirdness of what's going on inside them.
Book of the Body and How it Works
 
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This delightful pack contains a colourful, labelled 100-piece jigsaw of the human body for children to assemble. It also includes a 24-page, highly visual book that introduces and explains the various systems and functions of different parts of the b...
Book and Jigsaw Human Body
 
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Full of bright pictures and facts that grown-ups and children can talk about together
My First Body Book
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With lots of flaps to lift on every page, this informative book answers the questions that all young children have about their senses.
How Do I See?
 
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From what happens when you swallow to why poo is brown, this enlightening book takes a rumbling, gurgling trip through the digestive system, meeting helpful juices, blood cells, vitamins and minerals along the way.
Where does my food go?
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Simple but beautifully illustrated metaphors explain the different jobs that our brains do, and how they use brain cells to accomplish them. From the senses to sleep, memories to making decisions, this book brings the wonder of brains and brain scien...
Book of the Brain and How It Works
 
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Lift the flaps to find out how your body deals with fat, sugar, carbohydrates, protein and vitamins, and what the different nutrients do for you!
What Happens When You Eat?
 
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This delightful wordbook, filled with bright and busy scenes, is perfect for sharing with very young children. Babies and toddlers will learn new words on every page, for parts of the body, as well as actions, senses and emotions!
My First Words Body
 
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Children can lift the flaps to find the answers in this surprisingly charming book, and discover how much poo an elephant does, and what you can do with poo... There’s even a Who did these poos? quiz. A very informative little book!
What is Poo?
 
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Lift the flaps to uncover the amazing inner workings of your very own body - from your bones, blood and brain to the bacteria in your belly button!
How Your Body Works
 
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A top read in our house!
Anatomy for Babies
 
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Each page of this charmingly illustrated book presents a different child pointing to a different part of their body, from nose to bottom.
Me
 
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A great choice for toddlers and preschoolers!
What's Inside Me?
 
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Bright, original colour illustrations and diagrams display all the major organs of the human body and are accompanied by witty, clear and informative text.
See Inside Your Body