My Amazing Body Machine: A Colorful Visual Guide to How Your Body Works - Hardcover

Winston, Robert

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 146546185X ISBN 13: 9781465461858

Publisher: DK Children, 2017

Synopsis

A book that takes a young reader on an exciting and unique journey through all the working parts of a human body.

My Amazing Body Machine dives deep inside our human bodies and into our intricately wired brain, teaching young readers about the human anatomy. With clear text, close-up photography and fascinating bite-size facts about the human body, learning biology has never been this fun.


Have you ever been asked a question by your little one about their body you weren’t able to respond to? This book has the answers. The human body is a fascinating machine that works in an immediate and ingenious way. My Amazing Body Machine teaches the reader about the science and biology of the body in step-by-step through easy to understand text, colorful illustrations and easy to follow dialogue boxes.

Young children are always fascinated with their bodies and how they work. This engaging and appropriate book is the perfect introduction for kids to their amazing body. My Amazing Body Machine supports STEM education initiatives and makes it simple and enjoyable to understand. These STEM initiatives will engage your child and touch on subjects included in all school curricula and the real world.

An Incredible Journey Through The Most Amazing Machine You’ll Ever Own - Your Body!

Beautiful paper-craft illustrations reveal how the human body is made and what it does as never before. Learn about your powerful pumping heart to your amazing brain and your strong, sturdy skeleton to your teen-tiny cells. Packed with fantastic facts and easy-to-understand explanations.

My Amazing Body Machine focuses on educating while engaging your young reader with interesting facts, up-close imagery and easy to understand text

This interesting biology book for kids will further your understanding of:
- Your body as a working machine
- Your bodies framework and bone structure
- Learn about the heart and blood
- Look at your lungs and breathing
- Learn about your body’s natural defenses
- How our bodies process food
- And more!

My Amazing Body Machine by Robert Winston is a fabulous colorful book and makes understanding the most complex machine on earth both simple and enjoyable. Suitable and appropriate for children and young curious minds.

About this title

About the Author

Illustrator Owen Gildersleeve is an artist based in London who specializes in handcrafted illustration and set design. His illustrations combine multiple-layered paper-cuttings with graphic shapes. His playful and colorful handcrafted creations have won several awards. This is his first book for children.

Reviews

Gr 3–5—Human body systems get the DK treatment in this effective visual guide. Each spread offers quick facts and details about different anatomical mechanisms. Captioned illustrations dominate the pages, with photos scattered throughout. Microscopic views of cells, glands, bacteria, viruses, and other body components are also included. Twelve body systems are covered. The brain and nervous system get the most attention, while information on reproductive parts and reproduction is minimal and includes only strategic cross sections of interior female parts and no mention whatsoever of male anatomy. A bonus is the spread about aging, which features images of adults and facts about skin and bone changes—a topic not often addressed in works for this age group. VERDICT An imperfect but enlightening overview of body systems for a wide audience. Large collections will want to consider.—Elaine Fultz, Madison Jr. Sr. High School, Middletown, OH

Edition details

• Publisher: DK Children
• Publication date: 2017
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 146546185X
• ISBN 13: 9781465461858
• Binding: Hardcover
• Illustrator: Gildersleeve Owen
• Number of pages: 128