The Brain: All about Our Nervous System and More! (Smithsonian-science) - Softcover

Simon, Seymour

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0060877197 ISBN 13: 9780060877194

Publisher: HarperCollins, 2006

Synopsis

Join award-winning science writer Seymour Simon as he investigates one of the body’s most important organs: the brain!

The human brain is behind everything you do. From taking your first step to creating the computer, this vital organ gives humans the ability to learn and adapt to an ever-changing world.

With clear, simple text and stunning full-color photographs, readers will learn all about our brains and how they work in this informative picture book!

Perfect for young scientists’ school reports, this book supports the Common Core State Standards.

Check out these other Seymour Simon books about the Body:

• The Heart
• Lungs
• Bones
• Eyes and Ears
• Muscles
• Guts

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Review:

Did you know that your brain (yes, even yours) is roughly the size of a large grapefruit? Award-winning author Seymour Simon clearly and skillfully exposes the many wonders of the brain and nervous system in The Brain: Our Nervous System. Author of more than 150 children's books about science, including The Heart: Our Circulatory System, Muscles: Our Muscular System, and Bones: Our Skeletal System, Simon has a knack for piquing the curiosity of youngsters and clearly communicating scientific facts. The Brain, written for ages 8 and older, is a solid launching pad for further investigation of the organ that makes us who we are. Kids will love learning that our brains grow until we are 7 years old, that our spines have 33 vertebrae, and that our skulls are made of 28 bones. Large, full-color photographs and illustrations show the fascinating, if slightly nauseating, areas of the human brain--a positron computed tomography (PCT) photo, for example, shows the dramatically different levels of visual stimulation to the brain when your eyes are open or closed. Two to three paragraphs of large type per page, plus one full-bleed illustration per spread, help make The Brain just the right amount of information for one grapefruit-sized brain to take in. (Ages 8 and older) --Karin Snelson

From the Back Cover:

The human brain is behind everything you do. From taking your first step to creating the computer, this vital organ gives humans the ability to learn and adapt to an ever-changing world. Learn all about your amazing, versatile brain with award-winning science writer Seymour Simon.

About this edition

• Publisher: HarperCollins
• Publication date: 2006
• ISBN 10: 0060877197
• ISBN 13: 9780060877194
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 32