Growing older

This book questions how babies are formed, why we grow up and grow old, and why we die.;It looks at how people have sought to explain the mystery of growing older, throughout history and across different cultures. It shows how scientists have traced the development of a human being from embryo to old age, and explains how these changes are programmed to happen.

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Subject(s)Science
Author(s)Lesley Newson
Age5-7, 7-11
Published1996
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Shelf reference612 NEW
ISN/ISBN9780713640274
Direct URLhttps://www.stem.org.uk/x8eqd

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