Synopses & Reviews
Unveil the impressive mysteries of your own body with this interactive trivia book from andlt;iandgt;Jeopardy! andlt;/iandgt;champ and andlt;iandgt;New York Times andlt;/iandgt;bestselling author Ken Jennings.andlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;With this book about the amazing human body, youand#8217;ll become an expert and wow your friends and teachers with awesome anatomical facts: Did you know that your hair is as strong as copper wire? Or that if you could spread them out, your lungs would have the surface area of a tennis court? With great illustrations, cool trivia, and fun quizzes to test your knowledge, this guide will have you on your way to whiz-kid status in no time!
Synopsis
Unveil the impressive mysteries of your own body with this interactive trivia book from Jeopardy champ and New York Times bestselling author Ken Jennings.
With this book about the amazing human body, you ll become an expert and wow your friends and teachers with awesome anatomical facts: Did you know that your hair is as strong as copper wire? Or that if you could spread them out, your lungs would have the surface area of a tennis court? With great illustrations, cool trivia, and fun quizzes to test your knowledge, this guide will have you on your way to whiz-kid status in no time "
About the Author
Ken Jennings grew up in Seoul, South Korea, where he became a daily devotee of the quiz show andlt;iandgt;Jeopardy!andlt;/iandgt; In 2004, he successfully auditioned for a spot on the show and went on an unprecedented seventy-four game victory streak worth $2.52 million. Jenningsandrsquo;s book andlt;iandgt;Brainiacandlt;/iandgt;, about his andlt;iandgt;Jeopardy!andlt;/iandgt; adventures, was a critically acclaimed andlt;iandgt;New York Times andlt;/iandgt;bestseller, as were his follow-up books andlt;iandgt;Mapheadandlt;/iandgt; and andlt;iandgt;Because I Said So!andlt;/iandgt; Jennings lives outside Seattle with his wife, Mindy, his son, Dylan, his daughter, Caitlin, and a small, excitable dog named Chance.Mike Lowery is an illustrator and fine artist whose work has been seen in galleries and publications internationally. Mike is the illustrator of andlt;iandgt;Moo Hooandlt;/iandgt; and andlt;iandgt;Ribbit Rabbitandlt;/iandgt; by Candace Ryan;andlt;iandgt; The Gingerbread Man Loose in the Schoolandlt;/iandgt; by Laura Murray; and the Doctor Proctorandrsquo;s Fart Powder novels by Jo Nesbandoslash;. Currently he is a professor of illustration at the Savannah College of Art and Design in Atlanta, Georgia, where he lives with a lovely German frau, Katrin, and his super genius daughter, Allister. Visit him at MikeLowery.com.