How to Build a Human Body

How to Build a Human Body is subtitled A Mind-Bogglingly Brilliant Body Book, and it is. Attractively laid out, with thick glossy pages built to withstand numerous page turnings, this book clearly and amusingly describes the body - how and why it works.

It is split into four sections, The Basics, The Organs, The Senses and Systems and has a helpful glossary –Cool Words – and index – both of which cover the book well without being overwhelming. This all helps to facilitate easy navigation of pages and subject matter. The index includes stuff kids love to look up such as Poo, Yuk!

The book has a chatty feel about it, as if the author is having a conversation with the reader. Its bright colourful illustrations bring out the humour and enhance the understanding of each body part being discussed.

Fangs a Bunch heads a page filled with a giant set of teeth surrounding facts, explanations of the different types of teeth and a diagram of a tooth’s root system. Some of the information seems random – pirates biting gold in all the pirate movies – but these interesting facts always swing back to the point – the stuff in teeth that makes them so hard.

There is much to learn about the body and this book is a fun way to learn the facts. It would be enjoyable to read from cover to cover, or to dip in and out of whenever the mood takes you. Aimed at upper primary level readers, and we think older readers and adults will gain much information and enjoyment from this book as well.

About the Author

Tom Jackson is the author of more than forty science and natural history books. He studied zoology at the University of Bristol, England, has taken part in conservation projects in Zimbabwe and Vietnam, and visited the Galapagos Islands and the Sahara Desert as a travel writer.

• Hardcover: 96 pages
• Publisher: Scholastic
• Language: English
• Product Dimensions: 24x29x1.4cm