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Human Body! (Smithsonian)
SKU
032716
ISBN
9781465462398
Grade 4-8
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Charlotte Mason
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Description
A big, beautifully detailed book about the human body! With fascinating, close-up photo images and realistic illustrations, you see inside and outside the human form. The sections are color-coded for quick reference and include body basics, body systems, head/neck, chest/back, arms/hands, abdomen/pelvis, legs/feet, and body science. Both male and female reproductive systems are shown as illustrations. This is one of those books where readers can open to any page and learn something new. The pages with medical milestones read like a timeline of terror (in the most interesting way!)
Publisher's Description of Human Body! (Smithsonian)
The ultimate kids' guide to the human body, with computer-generated 3-D imagery that shows them the body as they've never seen it before, from the award-winning publisher of Knowledge Encyclopedia.
This visual encyclopedia includes astonishing, all-new 3-D artworks, offering a fascinating view of every part of the body from the skull to the heart and lungs to the joints and muscles, taking kids from head to toe. Supporting STEM education initiatives, all the body systems and structures are made easy to understand. Both the anatomy--how the body looks---and the physiology--how the body works--are visualized and explained with clear, engaging text, and the astonishing facts and figures revealed will keep young readers hooked on Human Body!
With its bold visual approach, Human Body! is the perfect family reference on this subject.
Details
| Product Format: | Hardcover |
|---|---|
| Grades: | 4-8 |
| Brand: | Dorling Kindersley |
| ISBN: | 9781465462398 |
| Length in Inches: | 12 |
| Width in Inches: | 10.3125 |
| Height in Inches: | 0.875 |
| Weight in Pounds: | 3.3 |
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Rated 5 out of 5
Jun 20, 2021
Awesome resource
This book is awesome! The pictures are very large and detailed (but not TOO detailed) and colorful. The text is very educational and you can choose to read just the larger print or delve more deeply into the fine print subtopics. Im using it with a 5th grader for homeschooling the human body, and its saving me many trips to the library! ??
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I forgot to add, it’s absolutely awesome, and my student loves looking at it
For reference with another curriculum to pair with the human body model.
We have been checking and re-checking this book out of the library, so we decided it was worth just buying! It's a wonderful resource for curious children. It has great illustrations and plenty of…
Recommended by Blossom and Root 4th Grade Science.
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