Disgustingly Cool Human Body Facts for Kids: 90 Gross-but-True Stories About Skin, Sweat, Stomachs, Senses, and More, with Myth-Busting Quizzes Curious Kids Ages 711

Did you know your body sheds about 500 million skin cells every single day - and most of the dust in your house is made of them? Or that eyelash mites live on almost every adult's face right now, and that's actually totally normal?Disgustingly Cool Human Body Facts for Kids takes curious readers ages 7-11 on a tour through nine wild corners of the human body - skin and sweat, hair and nails, mouths and stinky breath, stomach gurgles and digestion, poop and pee (yes, really), bones and noisy joints, muscles and heartbeats, the brain and strange reflexes, and the senses that trick you every day. Every fact is real, checked against reliable sources, and told as a short, surprising story kids will actually want to read - not just a dry list to memorize.What's inside: - 90 short, titled true-body stories across 9 themed chapters- 9 Myth Check sections that bust (or prove!) claims kids have probably heard before- A 3-question Quiz Lab at the end of every chapter, with a full answer key at the back of the book- Bonus Quick Hits facts sprinkled throughout for extra "wait, really?" moments- Fun, colorful illustrations throughout- Large, easy-to-read text at a kid-friendly reading levelWhether your child devours it cover to cover or jumps straight to whatever chapter sounds the grossest, this book is built for real curiosity - the kind that makes a kid interrupt dinner to share a fact (maybe not the best dinner-table topic, but they'll try anyway). It's a great pick for gross-facts fans, trivia fans, homeschool science units, screen-free family time, and anyone looking for a gift a curious kid will actually finish.This book is general educational trivia about how the human body works - it is not medical advice.Book 4 in the Wren Kaplan Fun Facts series - more wild, true, kid-approved trivia coming soon.