Plot Summary
This book uses text and illustrations to describe and explain the complexities of the human body: from cells; the blood stream; breathing; muscles; reproduction; and more. It aims to help the young reader discover how interesting our bodies are. For example, the book shows the reader how the heart pumps blood, how our eyes see, what the inside of a bone looks like.
Evaluation
This book is ideal for children of many different ages because the images and the text are both very engaging. The images are informative on their own and could potentially be used as a starting point to attract the interest of a child.
The text is sometimes technical and wordy, and could be simplified to ensure that the reader does not struggle with the language and become distracted by the challenges presented. However, by introducing new vocabulary to the reader and by using images to aid in their descriptions, there is an opportunity for the reader to enjoy this learning process.
The text is written by a medical doctor and it is apparent as many of the sentences are long and could be presented as a challenge for new readers.
Overall, I think that this book would be a great book to have around the house for any parent because the images are strong and have the ability to peak the interest of children of many different ages. However, the child will have to be a somewhat advanced reader to fully comprehend the text.
Age Range -3-7(enjoy the images)
8-12 (full comprehension)
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