Why Don't Your Eyelashes Grow?: Curious Questions Kids Ask About the Human Body

Why Don't Your Eyelashes Grow?: Curious Questions Kids Ask About the Human Body

by Beth Ann Ditkoff (Author)

Synopsis

Ever wondered what that small dewdrop thing is in the back of your throat? Or why you have hair in your nose? "Why Don't Your Eyelashes Grow?" addresses every weird question about your body that you could think of - or didn't even think to ask. Prompted by the brain stumpers her own children and young patients have asked her over the years, Dr. Beth Ann Ditkoff compiled a list of curious medical questions. In this book, she reveals the mysteries of the human body (gross, funny or ugly!) to children and adults. With eye-opening questions, like 'Why do toenails grow slower than fingernails?' and 'Why do old people have wrinkles?' to weird oddities, like 'Why do some people have dimples?' and 'What are warts?', Ditkoff explains hilarious and bizarre anatomy 'situations' that every curious kid wonders. With expert explanations throughout, "Why Don't Your Eyelashes Grow?" is an entertaining potpourri of fun factoids packed with real information.

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Format: Paperback
Pages: 192
Publisher: Penguin
Published: 30 Apr 2009

ISBN 10: 1583333231
ISBN 13: 9781583333235

Media Reviews
aDr. Ditkoffas informative and accessible book will save parents the embarrassment of making up mediocre answers to the often sophisticated questions children ask about the miracles of the human body. Pass along the knowledge with this well thought-out book.a
aMehmet Oz, M.D., coauthor of You: The Owneras Manual
?Dr. Ditkoff's informative and accessible book will save parents the embarrassment of making up mediocre answers to the often sophisticated questions children ask about the miracles of the human body. Pass along the knowledge with this well thought-out book.?
?Mehmet Oz, M.D., coauthor of You: The Owner's Manual
Author Bio
Beth Ann Ditkoff, MD, is a former surgeon at Columbia University Medical Center in New York and co-author of The Thyroid Guide.