Why Don't Haircuts Hurt?: Questions and Answers About the Human Body (Scholastic Question and Answer Series)

Berger, Melvin; Berger, Gilda; Barnes, Karen; Barnes, Karen [Illustrator]

ISBN 10: 0439085691 / ISBN 13: 9780439085694

Published by Scholastic Reference, 1999

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Seller Inventory # 0439085691-3-23676545

Bibliographic Details

• Title: Why Don't Haircuts Hurt?: Questions and Answers About the Human Body (Scholastic Question and Answer Series)
• Publisher: Scholastic Reference
• Publication Date: 1999
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0439085691
• ISBN 13: 9780439085694
• Binding: Paperback
• Illustrator: Barnes, Karen
• Condition: Good
• Weight: 2 ounces

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Synopsis

As kids begin to wonder how their body works, they will want to know it all. In sections on hair and skin, body works, and senses, the authors take complicated questions, like why do you need two ears, and make them comprehensible to the young readers. Other questions, like why you blush, how much food you eat in a year, and what hiccups and goose bumps are will keep kids turning the pages of this lavishly illustrated, highly informative book.

Reviews

Grade 2-4-These series entries will answer many of the questions children have about the subjects covered. Dinosaurs has general information about when and how dinosaurs lived and offers theories about why they became extinct. In three chapters, Whales discusses "The Life of a Whale," "Toothed Whales," and "Baleen Whales." Flies tells about insects, their life cycles, and interesting facts and trivia about common species. Haircuts answers questions about the human body, including "Your Hair and Skin," "Your Bodyworks," and "Your Senses." The student-friendly question-and-answer format is appealing, with simple and concise one or two paragraph answers and attractive, colorful illustrations. Basic up-to-date information presented in a chatty, readable style.
Eunice Weech, M. L. King Elementary School, Urbana, IL
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