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32 pp.
| Heinemann
| March, 2008
|
LibraryISBN 978-1-4329-0904-8$28.21
(4)
4-6
Human Machine series.
Introductory information on human body systems and structure is presented in a textbooklike, question-driven format that is heavy on facts, light on depth, and tied together through analogies with machines. The colorful illustrations and busy layouts include helpful diagrams, stock photos, and additional factual asides. Reproduction, in particular, keeps its discussion too vague to be very informative. Reading list, websites. Glos., ind. Review covers these Human Machine titles: Digestion and Excretion, Respiration and Circulation, The Skeleton and Muscles, The Brain and Nervous System, Cells, Tissues, and Organs, and Reproduction and Genetics.
48 pp.
| Heinemann
| January, 2007
|
LibraryISBN 978-4034-7909-9$30.00
(4)
4-6
Science Fair Projects series.
Each of the books begins with nearly the same introduction to science project research, then features nine classic science fair projects (e.g., using toy cars on ramps to measure acceleration, measuring heart rate before and after exercise) that vary in quality. The instructions and accompanying illustrations are clear, but there's not much that is original or creative here. Glos., ind. Review covers these Science Fair Projects titles: Astronomy and Space, Cells and Systems, Forces and Motion, and Rocks and Minerals.
32 pp.
| Cold Spring
| November, 2002
|
TradeISBN 0-87969-614-1$$13.95
|
PaperISBN 0-87969-610-9$$8.95
(4)
4-6
Enjoy Your Cells series.
Illustrated by
Mic Rolph.
While each book in this series has a different focus, both describe what human genes and DNA are, how they work to determine individual characteristics, and how similar in structure and function they are to the genes and DNA of other creatures. Despite color-enhanced micrographs, cartoon illustrations, and conversational prose, the complex material is incompletely conveyed. [Review covers these Enjoy Your Cells titles: Gene Machines and Have a Nice DNA.]
32 pp.
| Cold Spring
| November, 2002
|
TradeISBN 0-87969-616-8$$13.95
|
PaperISBN 0-87969-611-7$$8.95
(4)
4-6
Enjoy Your Cells series.
Illustrated by
Mic Rolph.
While each book in this series has a different focus, both describe what human genes and DNA are, how they work to determine individual characteristics, and how similar in structure and function they are to the genes and DNA of other creatures. Despite color-enhanced micrographs, cartoon illustrations, and conversational prose, the complex material is incompletely conveyed. [Review covers these Enjoy Your Cells titles: Gene Machines and Have a Nice DNA.]
(3)
YA
Science Concepts series.
These two series books lucidly explain definitions, structure, function, reproduction, and disorders of the smallest units of life. Color photos, photomicrographs, diagrams, and sidebars add facts and visual interest. Both books end with a look at the future possibilities and controversies that current research promises. Bib., glos., ind. [Review covers these Science Concepts titles: Cells and DNA.]
(4)
4-6
Cells and Life series.
In an organized fashion and using standard textbook language, these series books offer accurate introductions to topics ranging from genetics to human organs to evolution. The books cover a lot of ground (some of it inevitably overlapping) but in a fairly cursory way. Most of the books conclude with a chart, such as an evolutionary diagram, that pulls together the information that precedes it. Bib., glos., ind. [Review covers these Cells and Life titles: Animals, Cell Division and Genetics, The Diversity of Life, DNA and Genetic Engineering, and The World of the Cell.]
(4)
4-6
Cells and Life series.
In an organized fashion and using standard textbook language, these series books offer accurate introductions to topics ranging from genetics to human organs to evolution. The books cover a lot of ground (some of it inevitably overlapping) but in a fairly cursory way. Most of the books conclude with a chart, such as an evolutionary diagram, that pulls together the information that precedes it. Bib., glos., ind. [Review covers these Cells and Life titles: Animals, Cell Division and Genetics, The Diversity of Life, DNA and Genetic Engineering, and The World of the Cell.]
32 pp.
| Cold Spring
| November, 2001
|
TradeISBN 0-87969-612-5$$13.95
|
PaperISBN 0-87969-584-6$$8.95
(3)
4-6
Illustrated by
Mic Rolph.
Chatty prose, cartoon drawings, and irreverent comments in dialogue balloons combine with color-enhanced photomicrographs to explain the origins and functions of different cells in the human body. Use of the second person and lots of action verbs involve readers in the simple explanations. Cells covers reproduction and DNA; Germ includes immunization. [Review covers Enjoy Your Cells and Germ Zappers.]
32 pp.
| Heinemann
| January, 2001
|
LibraryISBN 1-57572-336-0$$21.36
(4)
4-6
Life Processes series.
Filled with short sections of text, photographs, diagrams, and other boxed information, the pages of these books are busy indeed. At best they offer ordered, illustrated summaries of the life processes they treat (the Wallace volumes). At worst, they are more random collections of information (the Parker volumes). Bib., glos., ind.
30 pp.
| Candlewick
| July, 1999
|
TradeISBN 0-7636-0502-6$$9.99
(3)
K-3
Illustrated by
Katherine McEwen.
The merest hint of a story supports the exchange of simple scientific facts between Sam and his mother. The cartoon illustrations capture the characters' actions and Sam's imaginings of the biologic processes in vibrant colors.