Cassan, A

Full-color photos, illustrations, and diagrams of the human body and its functions.

Presents an introduction to the five senses, explaining how they function, how the brain controls them, and how they are used by humans and animals to undertsand the world around them.

Text, illustrations, and diagrams provide information about the various organs and systems of the human body, covering circulation, the heart, respiration, skin, muscles, bones, and the nervous, digestive, reproducive, urinary, and endocrine systems.

Presents an introduction to the human reproductive system, tracing the development of a fetus from conception, pregnancy, and birth. Includes illustrations.

Presents an introduction to the human brain, explaining its anatomy, functions, development, as well as describing how it controls the senses, memory, digestion, and more. Includes illustrations.

Examines how the body's five senses receive and recognize all kinds of information, and describes how the eyes form images, taste buds, and much more.

Examines how the body's various systems work together, and describes the heart, circulatory and respiratory systems, reproductive and endocrine systems, and much more.

Examines the human reproductive system including fertilization, embryonic and fetal development, genetics, and twins.

Presents an introduction to the brain, providing information about its different parts, how it works to control the body's systems, what happens when things go wrong, and the importance of keeping the brain safe and healthy.