Young Genius: Brains

by Kate Lennard

Young Genius is a bright little boy who escorts children through the pages of this amusing and instructive color-illustrated book. Kids will discover answers to many interesting questions about their... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0764136704
• ISBN13: 9780764136702
• Release Date: January 2007
• Publisher: B.E.S. Publishing
• Length: 32 Pages
• Weight: 0.25 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.1" x 7.5" x 7.3"
• Age Range: 5 to 8 years
• Grade Range: Preschool to Grade 3

Customer Reviews

A No Brainer Rating

Rating this book five stars was a no brainer for this reviewer because the book is that good. In this volume Young Genius shares information about the brain's anatomy, the brain's functions, the brain's needs, and related topics such as diet, learning, sleep, and mnemonics. Brain is a book of surprises, dispensing information in so many ways and formats that no two pages in the book look the same. On one page a wall screen is pulled down by the little mouse hanging on the ring at the end of the pull cord. On another page is a brain with a movable flap demonstrating the left and right sides of the brain. Then there are pages of brainteasers, brain matching, and a full page demonstrating a way to memorize that Saturn has rings. On almost every page there's the little mouse participating in the page's lesson. The book concludes with a brain riddle (How do two brains say good-bye? ) and a page about a brain surgeon career. I mention the location of the brain doctor page so readers can avoid surgeon for it. I like that the author and artist never seem to lose track of the readers' ages. Complex terms are explained in simple language, amply reinforced with the graphics. Lennard's use of simile is wonderful too. There is much to like about this wonderful little book, one that warrants multiple rereadings.

Young Brains

I bought this book for my 5-year-old niece, and she loves it. The pictures are really bright and colorful, and she learned a lot about the human brain and nervous system. She reads it almost every day and remembers a lot of the information later. I would recommend this book to any child with an interest in the human body.

Hilarious and knowledgeable!

Oh my gosh! How great is this book! My 4 year-old son, a huge science and space fan, is a huge admirer of Seymour Simon science books. We've got about a dozen of them. We haven't been able to find the "Brain" book by Simon in the local bookstores, but we did find this one and we are so glad we did. We laughed and laughed as we read together how the brain works. The writer and illustrator were incredible at putting things the way a young child could understand. They have to have young children of their own. We are reading this book night after night, learning about the brain and giggling the whole way through. I hope there are more Young Genius books about other topics coming soon.