On Top of Mount Everest: And Other Explorations of Science in Action - Hardcover

Myers PH D, Jack

 
9781590782521: On Top of Mount Everest: And Other Explorations of Science in Action

Synopsis

Covers some of the most fascinating questions about our bodies--such as why we laugh and why some people can't roll their tongues--as well as explains some of the health threats of our time, including sunburn, smoking, and loud sounds.

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About the Authors

<DIV><B>Jack Myers, Ph.D. </B>the senior science editor for <I>Highlights for Children, </I>delighted kids with his articles in the magazine for more than forty years. He was a member of the National Academy of Sciences, and lived in Austin, Texas.<BR><BR


Jack Myers, Ph.D. the senior science editor for Highlights for Children, delighted kids with his articles in the magazine for more than forty years. He was a member of the National Academy of Sciences, and lived in Austin, Texas.

John Rice is a wildlife artist and is the illustrator of How Dogs Came from Wolves, On the Trail of the Komodo Dragon, and What Happened to the Mammoths? He lives in Dobbs Ferry, New York.

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