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The Book of Blood: From Legends and Leeches to Vampires and Veins
152 pp.
| Houghton |
August, 2012 |
TradeISBN 978-0-547-31584-3$17.99
(2)
YA
This encyclopedic title encompasses a comparison of human and nonhuman blood; blood's anthropological importance; scientific and medical history, including ongoing discoveries; summary of the circulatory system; and examination of blood-feeding animals and legendary monsters. The diffuse interdisciplinary scope may not have broad appeal, but its organization and numerous illustrations and sidebars recommend the volume as a reference work. Websites. Bib., ind.
Reviewer: Jonathan Hunt
| Horn Book Magazine Issue:
September, 2012