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Recommendations for a human body book

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CucumberCool · 26/09/2026 20:07

My nearly 5yo asks brilliant questions about how the human body works and I’m trying my best to explain things like germs and viruses and how they spread and what they do, how our voice works and how we actually speak — but I struggle to explain it propery (and I am hoping I'm correct!)

Does anyone know of any age-appropriate but reasonably detailed books or visual aids about how the human body works? Ideally something with good illustrations/diagrams.

She absolutely loves science and we’ve always used anatomically correct language, so I’m not looking for anything that shies away from the proper terminology. I’d love something we can look at together - bonus points if it's a lift the flap book!

Any recommendations would be very welcome

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MythologyWriter · 27/09/2026 00:20

‘See inside your body’ usborne lift the flap book mine loved this

CucumberCool · 27/09/2026 20:51

Thanks will check it out. The ones I have seen don't go into enough detail for the amount of questions I am asked!

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IbizaToTheNorfolkBroads · 27/09/2026 21:12

MythologyWriter · 27/09/2026 00:20

‘See inside your body’ usborne lift the flap book mine loved this

I was going to recommend this one too.

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