What Happens to Your Food?

by Unknown, Maria Wheatley (Illustrator)

Glossy paperback 1997 16p. 8.25x8.10x0.15 CHILDREN BOOK HOW YOUR BODY WORK , WHAT HAPPENS INSIDE YOU WHEN YOU EAT.

Genres: Science, Picture Books, Nonfiction, Food, Bodies

16 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 1997

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Reviews

[Mely · Rating 4 out of 5]

This book breaks down the digestive system pretty easily in a way younger kids will understand. The pictures are simple, bold and colorful. The flaps on each page, makes the book interactive. I wouldn't put too much emphasis on this book. It's a good introduction, but it lacks more detailed terminology. I think it's best suited for younger school-aged children.

[SaraKat · Rating 4 out of 5]

This was an very easy-to-understand book about the digestive system. It answers questions that kids might have about how their bodies work and what food is for. I liked the illustrations and the "flip flap" design was really neat.

[Jenna Montgomery · Rating 5 out of 5]

Wonderfully approachable lesson on how we eat and digest. Great visuals and explanation for my toddler son and older ages as well.

[Heather · Rating 3 out of 5]

This was a good book on the topic, but I prefer the first one we read (What Happens to Your Hamburger). I was a little bugged that it didn't use the correct terms for things (like esophagus - it just kept saying "food tube") and left out whole parts of the digestive system (like the liver). Even my 5-yr-old was able to understand the body parts involved and describe what happens when you eat. I felt this book sort of dumbed it down.

My kids did enjoy the flaps. They've looked through it many times.

If I had my choice I'd use the other book, but if your library only had this then use it, it'll work just fine.

We're almost done with the digestive system - hallelujah! They've been so fascinated with it that our dinner topics have been a little on the gross side ("I just felt my food slide into my small intestine."). And all the bathroom talk is getting old - what boy doesn't enjoy talking about how poop is formed?

[Alison · Rating 5 out of 5]

Great non-fiction flip book to explain what happens to your food when it enters your body. The illustrations are fun and informative, while also representing the text very vividly for the reader. The text is also written in a non-traditional way that allows the reader to jump around the page and identify the different parts of the body the food has entered. This would be a great book for a parent and child to explore together, and also a good read aloud to introduce digestion to a class.

[Jen · Rating 4 out of 5]

Nice illustrations and good, easy-to-understand discriptions of how food works in the body. Detailed diagrams on how food travels down the "food tube", but fun enough that they are interesting to the younger crowd. Another one I might need to make part of library.

[Tessa · Rating 4 out of 5]

I love the Usborne books, I must admit. They're particularly good for my son who loves to read and enjoys all the details and tidbits of information. This book is fun, too, because it's a flapbook for older kids - well, ages 5-10, I guess. Good info and fun illustrations.

[Teri · Rating 3 out of 5]

pretty dry--

[Curtis Jensen · Rating 4 out of 5]

Simplistic, but fun. Pretty cool book overall.