Why Don't your Eyelashes Grow?

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REFERENCE/PARENJING . \
A "GEE WHIZ" GUIDE TO THE CURIOUS MYSTERIES OF THE HUMAN BODY
Ever wondered what that small dewdrop thing is in the back of your throat? Or why you hiccup? Why Don'tYour Eyelashes Grow? addresses every weird question about your body you can think of—or never even thought 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 uglyO'to children and adults.
The eye-opening questions range from "Why do toenails grow slower than fingernails?" and "Why do you have earwax?" to "Why do some people have dimples?",and "Why do you get a headache when you eat ice cream too quickly?" Di.tkoff also explains hilarious and bizarre anatomy "situations" that every inquisitive kid wonders about, such as "If you put a pea up your nose, will it go into your brain?" and "If you eat Pop... Tovább

Fülszöveg

REFERENCE/PARENJING . \
A "GEE WHIZ" GUIDE TO THE CURIOUS MYSTERIES OF THE HUMAN BODY
Ever wondered what that small dewdrop thing is in the back of your throat? Or why you hiccup? Why Don'tYour Eyelashes Grow? addresses every weird question about your body you can think of—or never even thought 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 uglyO'to children and adults.
The eye-opening questions range from "Why do toenails grow slower than fingernails?" and "Why do you have earwax?" to "Why do some people have dimples?",and "Why do you get a headache when you eat ice cream too quickly?" Di.tkoff also explains hilarious and bizarre anatomy "situations" that every inquisitive kid wonders about, such as "If you put a pea up your nose, will it go into your brain?" and "If you eat Pop Rocks candy and drink soda at the same time, will your stomach explode?" With expert explanations throughout, Why Don'tYour Eyelashes Grow? is an entertaining potpourri of fun factoids packed with real information.
Beth Ann Ditkoff, M.D., is a former surgeon at NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital/Columbia University Medical Center in New York City and coauthor of TheThyrdid Guide. She lives in Westchester County, New York.
Andrea Ditkoff is tvyelve years old and in the seventh grade, and Julia Ditkoff is ten years old and in the fifth grade. They provided all of the questions for this book.
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