Human Body

by Theresa Greenaway

This eye-catching book takes readers on a fantastic voyage through humanbiology using digital illustration and cutting-edge scans and imagery. Anintroductory chapter details the evolution of Homo sapiens and reveals the body's building blocks--its chemical elements, molecules, and cells. A section on the body in action examines the skeleton and the muscles. The final chapter explains how cells join together to form the organs and body systems that...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0789442795
• ISBN13: 9780789442796
• Release Date: June 1999
• Publisher: DK Publishing (Dorling Kindersley)
• Length: 56 Pages
• Weight: 1.22 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.0" x 12.9"
• Age Range: 10 to 17 years
• Grade Range: Grades 5 to 12

Customer Reviews

It takes lots of ignorance to ask "we came from monkeys?"

You know, to be honest, I bought this book only because of the review below "we came from monkeys? That's not what my bible says!" I'm SO GLAD that there are books that state scientific facts other than simply what "bible says". I cannot imagine that in this day and age there are people who still believe that we were created by someone. This statement doesn't give any definitive answer at all, since any reasonable person would immediately ask, "then who created Him who created us?" This book would be a good gift for a child age 11-13. It doesn't give too graphic or detailed explanation of the bodily functions, yet it has many colorful pictures and SEM shots (Scanning Electron Micrograph) that are truly magnificent.

Excellent!

Great for my kids! Helps to explain the basics in the structure of the human body with a great deal of fun. Highly recommended!

A wonderful teaching tool!

As a high school health teacher, I am always looking for a quality text to utilize in my classroom. This book is just that. The pictures are clear and free from confusion. The text is concise and easily understood. I recommend this to parents and teachers alike. Even my brother in medical school uses a copy. It is useful for all ages.