Human Body: A Visual Guide

by Beverly McMillan

Book Overview

A superb handbook on the marvel that is the human body. This new Visual Guide provides the latest scientific information on the human body, using microphotography, advanced medical imaging and... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1554071887
• ISBN13: 9781554071883
• Release Date: September 2006
• Publisher: Firefly Books
• Length: 304 Pages
• Weight: 3.15 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.2" x 9.4" x 9.5"

Customer Reviews

An excellent overview

I bought this for my 10 y/o daughter and she read all the way through it. The pictures are great and help illustrate the points in the text. The font is a bit small for me. I recommend this as a good family introduction to the human body.

A solid pick

Plenty of books have been written about the human body; but this offers far more visual detail than most - including x-rays, diagrams and charts of the body in motion, close-ups from electron microscopes, scientific illustration and more. It's the blend of visuals with the information which makes complex scientific concepts, such as the interaction between skeleton and muscles, so clear, making this a solid pick for high school to general-interest libraries who may have either less comprehensive or less exciting competitors already on hand.