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Swanson, Diane

You Are Weird: Your Body's Peculiar Parts and Funny Functions

40 pp. | Kids Can | April, 2009 | Trade ISBN 978-1-55453-282-7 $16.95 | Paper ISBN 978-1-55453-283-4 $7.95
(4) 4-6 Illustrated by Kathy Boake. Double-page spreads highlight quirks of the human body, many the results of evolutionary changes. Flaking skin, goose bumps, and tailbones are explored in an interesting way. Because the sections aren't well tied together, the book is best used for browsing. Illustrations include computer-manipulated images of people with bizarrely distorted proportions. "Freaky Facts," sidebars, and a few activities are included. Glos., ind.
Reviewer: Gail Hedges

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