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Tastes like music 17 quirks of the brain and body

Humans may all look pretty much the same on the outside, but some people have unique conditions and amazing abilities! Whether it's having no fingerprints at all (adermatoglyphia), hearing music every time you taste chocolate (synesthesia), or being able to see one hundred million colors (tetrachrom...

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Main Author: Birmingham, Maria (Author)
Other Authors: Melnychuk, Monika (Illustrator)
Format: Books Print Book
Language:English
Published: Toronto, ON : Owlkids, [2014]
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Brain > Diseases > Juvenile nonfiction.
Cognition disorders > Juvenile nonfiction.
Neurology > Juvenile nonfiction.
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Summary:Humans may all look pretty much the same on the outside, but some people have unique conditions and amazing abilities! Whether it's having no fingerprints at all (adermatoglyphia), hearing music every time you taste chocolate (synesthesia), or being able to see one hundred million colors (tetrachromacy), some conditions bring our understanding of the human body to another level entirely.
Item Description:Includes index.
Physical Description:39 pages : color illustrations ; 25 cm
ISBN:9781771470100 (bound)
1771470100 (bound)
9781771470834 (pbk.)
1771470836 (pbk.)
Author Notes:A longtime contributor to OWL and chickaDEE magazines, Maria Birmingham has written numerous features and recurring sections for both, as well as served as the managing editor of OWL . She lives in Brampton, Ontario. Illustrator Monika Melnychuk's work has appeared in numerous publications. She lives in Toronto.

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