The Human Body: 25 Fantastic Projects Illuminate How the Body Works - Softcover

Reilly, Kathleen M.

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1934670243 ISBN 13: 9781934670248

Publisher: Nomad Press, 2008

Synopsis

Kids will be amazed at all the action that’s going on right inside their own bodies, from understanding just how that apple turns into energy to how the leftovers” make their exit. The Human Body: 25 Fantastic Projects Illuminate How the Body Works will engage kids with hands-on activities that will show them all the fantastic, well-orchestrated systems at work in their very own bodies they’ll see exactly how smoke affects the lung, how the heart really acts as a liquid pump, and how the different joints are structured and serve different purposes. Kids will gain a concrete understanding of their bodies and realize in the process just how amazing they really are.

About this title

About the Author:

Kathleen M. Reilly is the author of Planet Earth: 25 Environmental Projects You Can Build Yourself, and is a contributor to dozens of publications, including Better Homes & Gardens, Family Circle, Family Fun, National Geographic Kids, and Parents. She lives in North Carolina.

Review:

School Library Journal
"The workings of the human body are expertly summarized in 11 tidy chapters, which include experiments that explain how the body works by creating models that either imitate or test its functions . projects include making a fingerprinting kit, forming an exact model of one’s teeth, and taking a DNA extraction from plant cells. Simple drawings and cartoons enliven and illuminate the text . The scientific explanations are superb. A great addition to any collection."

The School Librarian’s Workshop
"Another new anatomy title is The Human Body: 25 projects Illuminate How the Body Works by Kathleen M. Reilly (ill. By Shawn Braley, Nomad, 2008, 104 p. 978-1-9346702-4-8.) The 10 chapters use humorous illustrations, fact boxes, and Words to Know” to help the reader along. Projects include making fake blood, a tooth cast, and homemade skin care products. (Gr. 4-9)"

Jon Mallatt, Associate Professor of Basic Medical Sciences at Washington State University, co-author of Human Anatomy
"This book is lots of fun. It is easy to read and it gets the science right. All the projects are entertaining, easy enough to perform, and they teach a whole lot about how our fascinating bodies really work!"

Christopher T. Minson, Ph.D., Associate Professor/Department Head, Department Human Physiology, University of Oregon
"I love this book! As an educator, scientist, and parent, I found this book to be an excellent educational tool. The text is entertaining, the illustrations are fun and informative, and the experiments really bring the concepts to life! Students young and old will be engaged, entertained, and will have new-found excitement for the human body!"

About this edition

• Publisher: Nomad Press
• Publication date: 2008
• ISBN 10: 1934670243
• ISBN 13: 9781934670248
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 128
• Illustrator: Braley Shawn