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SPRING 2016 Beating Facts About the Heart The boo
k is pumped full of information and insights about all different aspects of the heart and its functions – it will have you wondering: ‘Can a blue whale’s heart really be the size of a car?’ ‘Is it true that your heartbeat is just as unique to you as your fingerprints?’ ‘How many hearts does an earthworm actually have?’ Lena Sjöberg’s background as an award-winning children’s book illustrator gives this book an extra dimension, injecting a healthy dose of aesthetic quality and making it entertaining, well-made, original and informative. The book is a real work of art. Lena Sjöberg has previously written two other non-fiction books: Cold, Hard Facts About Ice and Hard-boiled Facts About Eggs, which was nominated for the Carl von Linné Plaque for best Swedish children’s non-fiction book. “ Can a blue whale’s heart really be the size of a car?” 49