Some Body! - Hardcover

Rowan, Peter

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0679870431 ISBN 13: 9780679870432

Publisher: Knopf Books for Young Readers, 1995

Synopsis

Readers of all ages will be fascinated by cross-sections, cutaways, and gatefolds that reveal what the body really looks like on the inside, as well as life-size photo realistic illustrations of the entire digestive system, the bone structure from foot to pelvis, and more. An informative text explains all the body's systems and highlights little-known activities taking place just beneath our skin.  

About this title

From the Inside Flap

ll ages will be fascinated by cross-sections, cutaways, and gatefolds that reveal what the body really looks like on the inside, as well as life-size photo realistic illustrations of the entire digestive system, the bone structure from foot to pelvis, and more. An informative text explains all the body's systems and highlights little-known activities taking place just beneath our skin.

Reviews

Grade 4-7?This large-format book takes a look at the human body as something of a "record book," detailing the largest, smallest, and most in each system. Beginning with cells, and working through chromosomes, genes, DNA, and the various systems, each double-page spread includes at least one life-size illustration (often accomplished by fold-outs), plus smaller supplementary drawings. A couple of paragraphs of clear, easily understood text introduce the workings of the organ or system, supplemented by short paragraphs of miscellaneous incidentals scattered across the page. These include such curiosities as "the most acute sense of smell in the natural world" (the male emperor moth), "the top three components of bone," or "the fastest way air leaves the airways." Buy this one for the beautiful illustrations; the kids will love the trivia.?Denise L. Moll, Lone Pine Elementary School, West Bloomfield, MI
Copyright 1995 Reed Business Information, Inc.

In this handsomely designed oversize book, Rowan (Can You Get Warts from Touching Toads?) makes clever use of superlatives to explain the remarkable workings of the human body?the sperm is the "most upwardly mobile cell"; vacuoles boast "the greatest delivery service systems" of any cell. Interspersed among concise, accessible explanations of key body parts and functions are other little-known physical attributes, such as the body's fastest-growing part (hair), hardest substance (tooth enamel), most colorful muscle (the eye's iris) and strongest joints (the hip's). Temperton's meticulous, lifelike renderings range from elaborate cross-sections to detailed spot art, while complete or partial fold-outs on 10 pages afford a more realistic scale and show precisely what lies beneath specific body parts. Much of Rowan's text is presented in extended captions, so that the information is easy to comprehend and?well?digest. Ages 8-12.
Copyright 1995 Reed Business Information, Inc.

Edition details

• Publisher: Knopf Books for Young Readers
• Publication date: 1995
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0679870431
• ISBN 13: 9780679870432
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 44