Thirty Trillion Cells

Isabel Thomas studied Human Sciences at the University of Oxford. She is a science writer and children's author who has been shortlisted for the Royal Society Young People's Book Prize, the ASE Science Book of the Year, and the Blue Peter Book Awards. Isabel also writes for children's science magazines Whizz Pop Bang and The Week Junior Science + Nature, and for science outreach projects. She is a primary school governor and parent of three young sons. Dawn Cooper Dawn graduated from Bath School of Art & Design with a first-class degree in Graphic Communication in 2011, and she has rarely set down her pens and paper since! Her work includes non-fiction children's books, book covers, maps and packaging. Dawn finds great inspiration from the natural world, traditional botanical drawings, animals, works of fiction and illustrated quotations.

What's inside a cell?; What do we have so many cells?; How do cells know what to do? • How cells team up, Brain cells; Heart cells; Fat cells; Blood cells; Bone cells; Skin cells; Liver cells; Sex cells • From cells to systems; Digestive system; Respiratory system; Cardiovascular system; Skeletomuscular system; Integumentary system; Immune system; Excretory system; Nervous system; Endocrine system • Where do cells come from?; When cells go wrong; Why don't cells last forever • The body microbiome