Human Body Poster Book: Ultimate Guide to How the Body Works by Farndon, John (2006) Spiral-bound

by John Farndon

Take an incredible journey from the top of your head to the tips of your toes in Human Body, winner of a Teachers' Choice Award for the Family. Designed for children ages 8 and up, this unique book is the ultimate guide to how the human body works. It’s filled with fascinating facts about what goes on beneath the skin and includes a comprehensive range of visual aids, including detailed photos, illustrations, diagrams, and two giant posters featuring front and back views of the entire body. Want to know what’s going on inside your head? Cool transparent pages allow curious children to peel back the layers and discover how their brains actually work! Human Body also features a show-stopping 3-D front cover with the lenticular image of a human face morphing into a skull!

Genres: Science, Reference, Nonfiction

64 pages, Spiral-bound

First published January 1, 2006

About the author

John Farndon is an internationally known author, as well as a playwright, composer and songwriter, whose work has been performed at such theatres as the Donmar and Almeida in London and the Salisbury Playhouse and selected for showcases, such as Beyond the Gate.

He has written hundreds of books, which have sold millions of copies around the world in most major languages and include many best-sellers, such as the award-winning Do Not Open, which received rave reviews in the USA and became a cult-hit as well as featuring on the New York Times and Washington Post best-seller lists. In earlier years, he wrote mostly for children, and has been shortlisted a record four times for the junior Science Book prize. Books such as How Science Works and How the Earth Works each sold over a million copies worldwide. But recently he has written much more for adults.

Many of his books focus on popular science, and in particular earth science, nature, and environmental issues. His Practical Encyclopedia of Rocks and Mineral is widely used as a reference work by geologists, while The Atlas of Oceans, his big book on endangered life in the oceans for Yale in the USA (A&C Black in the UK and Australian Geographic in Australia), garnered glowing reports prepublication from major figures such as the Cousteaus, Carl Safina, Nancy Knowlton and Harm de Blij.

But he has covered a wide range of topics, from contemporary China to the food market. The history of ideas and intellectual curiosity is a particular speciality.

In 2010, his book for Icon Do You Think You're Clever? was a best-seller, reaching the top 20 on Amazon and the top 10 in South Africa and Turkey, and was shortlisted for the Society of Authors Education Award. The follow-up The World’s Greatest Idea was selected as one of the top 50 Wish List books of the year in South Africa.

He has been interviewed extensively on radio and TV stations around the world, and conducted talks, demonstrations and displays at many events, from the Brighton Science Festival to the Oxford Literary Festival.

Reviews

[Arslan Hashmi · Rating 5 out of 5]

Its amazing book

[Dalia · Rating 5 out of 5]

“The average person has 120,000 hairs on his or her head, and each grows about 0.1 inch per week.” (Human Body) Human Body is a nonfiction book published by Silver Dolphin in San Diego, California. The human body includes many different types of organs, bones as well as body fluids. The major organ systems in the human body are: Nervous System, Circulatory System, Respiratory System, Digestive System and the Musculoskeletal System. The three of the most interesting were: the Nervous System, Digestive System and the Respiratory System. “The Nervous System is the body’s control and communication system, made up of nerves, the spinal cord, and the brain.” (Human body) The nerves in the nervous system transfer instant signals or messages starting from the brain then to every organ and muscle. After that, it sends back regular information or statistics to the brain about what is happening inside and outside our body. The nervous system includes many different parts such as, the central nervous system, The Peripheral nervous system and many more. The central nervous system includes the brain and the spinal cord. It controls our body temperature, breathing and our appetite for food. As well as our thoughts, emotions, and, our memories. “The system in which food is processed to provide the body with the energy it needs is called the digestive system.” (Human Body) Digestion is the procedure in which the body breaks food you have eaten into substances that it can absorb and use. When you have eaten and well chewed you swallow the food. The food goes down to the esophagus, which is a tube, and then into the stomach. The stomach consists of a bag that has muscular walls that grind the food into pulp. It is important to eat a balanced diet such as: Fats, Carbohydrates, Glucose, Protein and Vitamins. “The system that draws oxygen into the body and removes carbon dioxide is called the respiratory system.” (Human Body) We breathe because each cell in our body needs oxygen to be able to burn glucose (energy substance that comes from food that has been digested.) When we inhale oxygen it is brought into our lungs and then transferred to blood cells. Fun fact: to breath we use two main muscles, the diaphragm and the muscles between the ribs. As one can see, the human body is very complex and has many components.


The human body is a very interesting topic for people to learn about because it gives them an occasion to know what they are made up of and who they are. This book is a non-fiction book for various reasons. It is a non-fiction book because it consists of real life facts and information. “ The system of tubes that carries blood from the heart to cells all over the body is called the circulatory.” (Human Body) This is an example of a true and straightforward fact. Human Body is an interminable title given to this well described non-fiction book. Another title given to this book would be, Discover all about what’s inside you and what you are really made up of. It is a fun and capting title. It makes the reader curious about who we are and what’s inside us. Finally, the topic, human body is important because we as humans need to know what is good and what is bad for us. As well as, we need to know why our body reacts the way it reacts and where all the food goes when we eat it and much more. As one can see, the human body was an interesting topic to learn about because it taught me many things about the human body that I didn’t know before.





I recommend this book to all middle schoolers because it is important to learn about the human body and this book explained everything in a fun and detailed manner. I would recommend it especially to young adults that would like to be a doctor or a biologist when they grow up. This book will give them an introduction on a subject they may want to learn more about. This non-fiction book was very interesting because it taught me new information and it increased my knowledge. It is an appropriate book for young adults, 11- 15 years old. It consists of some challenging vocabulary but clear definitions. Finally, the book also includes pictures and diagrams making it easier for the reader to understand. As one can see, the book, Human Body is a very fun way to learn about the human body. Read it!

[Joseph · Rating 4 out of 5]

Great introductory reference to the human body.

[Denise · Rating 5 out of 5]

My fifth grader son picked this out at the library. Nicely organized, good information, and a great starting point for understanding how the body works.