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Hardback
Published: 1st February 2024
Hardback
Published: 1st August 2024
Hardback
Published: 1st August 2025
Dr Roopa's Body Books: The Super Skeleton
By (Author) Dr Roopa Farooki
Illustrated by Viola Wang
Walker Books Ltd
Walker Books Ltd
1st August 2024
1st August 2024
United Kingdom
Children
Non Fiction
Childrens / Teenage general interest: Science: The human body
573.76
Hardback
32
Width 220mm, Height 260mm, Spine 9mm
300g
A new series on a hugely popular topic the human body! Next up, award-winning writer Dr Roopa Farooki explores the wonders of the human skeleton.
What do humans have in common with fish, snakes and birds We all have a SKELETON: the collection of bones which gives our body its shape. With words by Internal Medicine doctor and writer of the acclaimed memoir Everything Is True, Roopa Farooki, and bright, bold, pictures by award-winning artist Viola Wang, this is a lively and charming look at what bones are made of, all the different jobs they do, what happens when one breaks and how children can keep their bones strong and healthy as they grow.
Don't miss the other books in the series ... starting with The Brilliant Brain!
Dr Roopa Farooki is both a medical doctor and a writer for adults and children, including six literary novels that have been translated into over twelve languages. Her writing has been awarded the John C. Laurence Prize and listed three times for the Women's Prize. She is also a lecturer on the Masters in Creative Writing at the University of Oxford.
Viola Wang is a graduate of the Children's Book Illustration MA at the Cambridge School of Art. She was born in China, where she studied oil painting before moving to the UK to work as a graphic designer. In 2021 she was selected for a scholarship programme at the Royal Drawing School, where she now runs children's workshops.