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Guts: Our Digestive System
by
Seymour Simon (Goodreads Author)
Why is it important tochew your food?
Can you guess how long it takes for food to travel through your body?
Could you possibly have twenty feet of small intestines?
Where does that bad-smelling gas come from?
Your digestive system is out of sight and out of mind -- until things don't go right. Then you may wonder how these important organs work
You'll find the answers in
...moreHardcover, 32 pages
Published
May 3rd 2005
by HarperCollins Publishers
(first published 2005)
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Heather
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This is an awesome book about the digestive system for children--Simon explains the digestive process from start to finish using correct scientific vocabulary (such as "peristalsis" and "villi"), but writing in such a smooth, simple way that it's easy for kids to understand. The pictures are mostly photographs and x-rays (although I have no idea what that esophagus picture is showing--the inside of the esophagus? The outside of it in the body of a preserved cadaver? No clue...more
The title and cover alone captured my attention immediately. Simon's actual photographs bring the body parts to life as the text kindly and factually explains the part's function. I would use this information book for grades above 4th as I think students under 4th grade might not appreciate or hold much interest in the topic. Students who are learning about the human body and/or adults interested in broadening their knowledge will "eat this book up." I sure did!
Sherri
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K is making me read books to her about the body. This one has great photos and drawings. I'm learning a lot myself!
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Guts: Our Digestive System by Seymour Simon (2005)
Excellent book on the digestive system!
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Seymour Simon, whom the NY Times called "the dean of [children's science:] writers," is the author of more than 250 highly acclaimed science books (many of which have been named Outstanding Science Trade Books for Children by the National Science Teachers Association).
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