A Tour of Your Digestive System (Body Systems) - Softcover

Kolpin, Molly

Softcover

ISBN 10: 142969324X ISBN 13: 9781429693240

Publisher: Capstone Press, 2012

Synopsis

In graphic novel format, follow Peter Pea as he travels through and explains the workings of the human digestive system.

About this title

About the Author:

Molly Kolpin studied English at Gustavus Adolphus College and now writes full-time. She has written more than 15 childrens books, with topics ranging from amphibians and spiders to dinosaurs and the human body. Molly lives in Madison, Wisconsin. When shes not writing, Molly loves reading, doing craft projects and spending time with her fiancé.

From School Library Journal:

Gr 1-3-Cartoon characters speak directly to readers as they explore the five body systems. For example, in Nervous System, Nelly Neuron follows the path a signal travels from a finger on a hot stove to the brain and back to tell the hand to pull away in less than a second. The clever illustrations are presented in a comic-book style and include humorous elements: blood cells boarding a train representing a bloodstream with packages of waste and nutrients, a bespectacled pea working his way through the digestive system, etc. The illustrations also incorporate diagrams that identify system parts and functions, such as how tendons and ligaments work to keep joints stable and help move bones. Simple sentences above and below the image panels provide additional information in these basic and engaging introductions.α(c) Copyright 2011. Library Journals LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted.

About this edition

• Publisher: Capstone Press
• Publication date: 2012
• ISBN 10: 142969324X
• ISBN 13: 9781429693240
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 24
• Illustrator: Jones Chris B