Based on their #1 kids podcast, Wow in the World, hosts Mindy Thomas and Guy Raz take readers on a hilarious, fact-filled, and highly illustrated journey through the human body—covering everything from our toes to our tongues to our brains and our lungs!
WOW IN THE WORLD: THE HOW AND WOW OF THE HUMAN
by Mindy Thomas & Guy Raz
HMH Books for Young Readers, March 2021
(chez Writers House – voir catalogue)
WHY in the world do I have a belly button? And WHAT in the world does it do? WHEN in the world will my nose stop growing? And HOW in the world does my pee keep flowing? The human body is a fascinating piece of machinery. It’s full of mystery, and wonder, and WOW. And it turns out, every single human on the planet has one! Join Mindy Thomas and Guy Raz, hosts of the mega-popular Wow in the World podcast, as they take you on a fact-filled adventure from your toes and your tongues to your brain and your lungs. Featuring hilarious illustrations and filled with facts, jokes, photos, quizzes, and Wow-To experiments, THE HOW AND WOW OF THE HUMAN BODY has everything you need to better understand your own walking, talking, barfing, breathing, pooping body of WOW!
Praise for the Wow in the World Podcast:
“How to entice your kids away from a screen—with a podcast.” —Washington Post
“New scientific findings brought to life through the animated voices of the hosts and real kids, sound effects, and music to create a seamlessly produced podcast.” —Bustle
“Although it is aimed at primary school-aged kids, there’s much for parents to enjoy, too. This is a podcast with pedigree.” —Guardian
Mindy Thomas has been living out her childhood radio dreams for almost two decades by creating radio and audio programs for kids. She’s the cocreator, cohost, and head writer of the award-winning Wow in the World and Two Whats?! and a Wow! podcasts. She is also a Gracie award-winning host of the Absolutely Mindy Show. Mindy believes that childhood thrives at the intersection of imagination and curiosity and finds that her best work does too. She lives in northern Virginia with her husband and two kids, and has no plans of ever growing up.
Guy Raz is the creator and host of the popular podcasts How I Built This, Wisdom from the Top and The Rewind on Spotify. He’s also the co-creator of the acclaimed podcasts TED Radio Hour and the children’s programs Wow in the World and Two Whats?! and a Wow!. He’s received the Edward R. Murrow Award, the Daniel Schorr Journalism Prize, the National Headliner Award, and the NABJ Award, among many others and was a Nieman journalism fellow at Harvard. He lives in the Bay Area.
Déjà paru dans la même collection : Two Whats?! and a Wow! Think & Tinker Playbook: Activities and Games for Curious Kids (HMH Books for Young Readers, juin 2020). Les droits de langue française sont disponibles.