Explores the functions of the nervous system, focusing on the funny, fascinating, and horrible aspects. Examples include: what a fresh brain really smells like, why chopping your brain in half needn't be fatal, and whether girls or boys are smarter. Suggested level: intermediate, junior secondary
Explores the process of digestion, focusing on the funny, fascinating, and horrible aspects. Examples include: how much pee your bladder can hold, what disease makes your eyeballs bleed, why astronauts can't eat beans before a space flight and which part of your brain makes you throw up. Suggested level: primary, intermediate, junior secondary
Monster Lakes sweeps young readers along on a tour of the world's most fascinating lakes. They can explore a volcanic crater lake meet scuba-diving spiders, and hunt monsters from the deep. Wit a brand-new cover design, text updates and an added extra-horrile index, it's geography with even more gritty bits left in!