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31 pp.
| Gareth |
January, 2003 |
LibraryISBN 0-8368-3632-4$$22.60
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K-3How Your Body Works series.
A simplified but informative text, along with text boxes (in various shapes) set in plenty of white space, introduce the basics of each topic. Smiling children are posed among the labeled diagrams and captioned medical photographs, which are large and brightly colored. The playful approach features mini-experiments ("picking up a coin without using your thumb") and a coordinated activity. Reading list, websites. Glos., ind. [Review covers these How Your Body Works titles: Your Blood, Your Brain, Your Digestive System, Your Lungs, Your Muscles and Bones, and Your Senses.]