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Kay’s Anatomy: A Complete (and Completely Disgusting) Guide to the Human Body by [Adam Kay, Henry Paker]

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HOME LEARNING JUST GOT GROSS . . . THE RECORD-BREAKING NUMBER ONE BESTSELLER FROM THE UK'S BESTSELLING NON-FICTION AUTHOR.

Discover all the weird and wonderful things that go on inside your body with Dr Adam Kay. Covers key stage 2 / 3 human biology syllabus (in a slightly repulsive way).

'Hilarious and fascinating! I wish Adam had been my biology teacher' - Konnie Huq

Do you ever think about your body and how it all works? Like really properly think about it? The human body is extraordinary and fascinating and, well . . . pretty weird. Yours is weird, mine is weird, your maths teacher's is even weirder.

This book is going to tell you what's actually going on in there, and answer the really important questions, like:

Are bogeys safe to eat? Look, if your nose is going to all that effort of creating a snack, the least we can do is check out its nutritional value. (Yes, they're safe. Chew away!)

And how much of your life will you spend on the toilet? About a year - so bring a good book. (I recommend this one.)

So sit back, relax, put on some rubber gloves, and let a doctor take you on a poo (and puke) filled tour of your insides. Welcome to Kay's Anatomy*.

*a fancy word for your body. See, you're learning already.

'The sort of book I would have loved as a child' - Malorie Blackman

'Like listening to a teacher who makes pupils fall about' - The Times

'Absolutely packed with facts... Entertaining and highly informative' - Daily Mail

'As brilliant, and revolting, as the human body it celebrates' - The i newspaper

'Totally brilliant!' - Jacqueline Wilson

'If only this funny and informative book had been around when I was too embarrassed to teach my kids about bodily functions' - David Baddiel

Length: 392 pages	Word Wise: Enabled	Enhanced Typesetting: Enabled
Page Flip: Enabled	Language: English	Age Level: 8 - 12

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The first children's book from multi-million bestselling author Adam Kay --This text refers to the paperback edition.

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As brilliant, and revolting, as the human body it celebrates ― The i newspaper

Like listening to a teacher who makes pupils fall about ― The Times

Kay's Anatomy is totally brilliant - it's ultra child-friendly and chatty, and any young reader will learn a great deal about the body as they chuckle through each chapter ― Jacqueline Wilson

It's fun and informative and just the sort of book I would've loved as a child ― Malorie Blackman

If only this funny and informative book had been around when I was too embarrassed to teach my kids about bodily functions ― David Baddiel

Hilarious and fascinating! I wish Adam had been my biology teacher ― Konnie Huq

Absolutely packed with facts... Entertaining and highly informative ― Daily Mail

Much funnier and more informative and more gross than Gray's Anatomy... I highly recommend for anyone

― Dr Xand van Tulleken

Full of one-liners and packed with fascinating (and sometimes disgusting) facts ― BookTrust

This is brilliant. I'm not jealous that I didn't write it at all. No, not one little bit ― Dr Ranj Singh --This text refers to the hardcover edition.

ASIN : B085L8V7BF
Publisher : Puffin (15 October 2020)
Language : English
File size : 98418 KB
Text-to-Speech : Enabled
Enhanced typesetting : Enabled
X-Ray : Not Enabled
Word Wise : Enabled
Print length : 392 pages
Page numbers source ISBN : 0241452945

Best Sellers Rank: 63,340 in Kindle Store (See Top 100 in Kindle Store)
- 2 in Children's Anatomy & Physiology Books
- 3 in Children's Biology Books
- 12 in Children's Books on Anatomy & Physiology

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great book

Reviewed in Australia on 10 December 2020

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My grandchildren 6 and 9 devoured this book (not literally!) - they were fascinated and couldn't get enough of the facts it provided. Absolutely brilliant book and perfectly pitched. Well done Adam Kay

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Mrs. D

Enjoyed by 11 year old very much

Reviewed in Australia on 10 December 2020

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My 11 year old granddaughter read this in a couple of days. She laughed out loud at bits and enjoyed relating gross body facts to her mum. A good buy.

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Mrs Killey

Favourite xmas present

Reviewed in Australia on 10 January 2021

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The 9 year old who received this for Xmas loved it

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Manon Edwards

Brilliant

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 23 October 2020

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This book informs, educates and entertains - it’s brilliant. And to those people who gave it one star based on the fact that it devotes a short chapter to the reproductive system, I despair. Can I politely suggest that you get back into your time machines and return to the 1850s? And if you’re embarrassed to discuss these things with your kids and choose to describe the reproductive system as ‘trouser and skirt bits’, then you really need to buy this book and let Adam Kay explain it for you. Your future adult kids will thank you for it.

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1974chris

Absolutely brilliant

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 17 October 2020

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Saw the author on This Morning and thought I’d come here to check it out. The topics are really good and perfect for my 12 year old. They’re written in a humorous way, and the illustrations are hilarious. Even for an adult.

There is one section on reproduction so be warned. It’s written in a funny way without taking away the seriousness of a topic like that. There is a cartoon drawing of a male and female’s trouser bits ;) but if you’ve got a kid over 8 then they’ll learn stuff like this at school anyway so it’s fine. My 12 year old lad has been home educated for a few years so I’ve only just started teaching him about the birds and the bees and all that embarrassing stuff. Somehow he knew more than me, so it’s time I checked his iPad’s search history I reckon.

On a serious note; it’s a great book in hard back format and I can’t wait to let him learn loads whilst having a good ole chuckle at this.

If the author is reading this review then well done to you and your illustrator for nailing this. It’s a purchase I definitely don’t regret making

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George Stark

Inappropriate for the stated age group

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 21 October 2020

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This is a really interesting and well written book but I don't think it's suitable for the stated age group (8-12yrs).

Much of it is about bums, poo, bogeys, etc. which my 8yr old thinks is the funniest thing in the world, but there's a section at the back about human reproduction with diagrams of a penis, testes, and a vagina, complete with labels for the labia, clitoris, etc. Useful for me, but not appropriate for my daughter.

If this book could decide what age group it's aimed at, it'd be excellent...as it stands, it's being returned.

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B M Preller

Well done This morning tv!

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 17 October 2020

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I have enjoyed reading these reviews
and I too saw the review on this morning program .Brilliant stuff!
For a long time there has been beliefs if you take in too much Info on the reproductive system too young it would be viewed as inappropriate or somehow alarming.The fact is how you approach it without stigma that's the important thing and yes it can be very funny and an important part of life.This book addresses it all in good humour with facts Great illustrations too my boy loves it.

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Alex Dixon

Funny fact-filled read with fabulous illustrations.

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 22 October 2020

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Warning! Contains much talk of poo, farts and vomit!
I have a 7 year old, and now that I have finished reading Kay's Anatomy, I will let her have it.
I learned a lot, and I am 38.

For example I can remember without even looking that the hippocampus is the memory section of the brain. This is because of Henry Paker's brilliant illustration of a hippo going camping. I also like how the large intestine is always depicted as wearing a beret.

Mr Kay writes so well and where there are more difficult topics such as eating disorders or grief, he approaches them sensitively and encourages children to get help if are struggling.

So buy this book for your kids. Buy it for yourself. Buy it for your Granny.

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