The Usborne First Encyclopedia of the Human Body

Usborne Encyclopedias

by Fiona Chandler, Susie McCaffrey (Illustrator), David Hancock (Illustrator)

This encyclopedia is a simple introduction to the miracle of the human body. With stimulating design and easy-to-read text, this book should enable children to make sense of the body. Thematically arranged, with Internet links, illustrations and simple interactive activities throughout, this book should engage and entertain young readers and provide an excellent first point of reference for school projects and assignments.

Genres: Science, Nonfiction, Childrens, School, Bodies, Education, Health

64 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 2004

Reviews

[Laura (Book Scrounger) · Rating 4 out of 5]

We enjoyed this book -- good information, and great visuals!

[Kristen · Rating 5 out of 5]

This informational text is a great tool for any parent. The pictures in this book are extremely colorful and detailed, giving children all kinds of great information about how the human body works. Hitting on everything from how your senses work to the many organs in the human body, the First Encyclopedia of the Human Body answers any question your child can ask plus some. This was a wow book for me because there are so many aspects of the human body that I know but have a hard time explaining what they truly do to a young child. This book puts all of these things into context using simple terms and explanations that any child can understand while incorporating pictures to show just what they are talking about.

This is a great book for children in elementary school. I think it would be so much fun to use this book to help create a body book for students. They could go through the book and research 5 different parts of the body that they would like to learn about and then would create their own body book by presenting facts and information and creating illustrations to go along with it.

I also could use this book as a mentor text to teach students about informational texts. They are set up so differently than most other books and this is a great book to show how a table of contents is set up, how each section is separated with a title, subtitles and content and how pictures and other graphics can be used to help enhance the information being presented.

This book would be a great tool to help students learn not only about the body but also about informational texts. Children can keep coming back to the information as they wonder about new areas.

[Doye · Rating 5 out of 5]

It was really really really 200% so much helpful.
I had to take a science test, and this book help me review all the things perfectly.
I don't how I did my checkpoint test, but it will be great because I read this book!

[Brittany Larkin · Rating 5 out of 5]

Loved using this book to study the body with my first grader in Sonlight Core B. **spoiler** This book does introduce sexual anatomy and answers the question "where do babies come from".

[Hanane Bettouche · Rating 4 out of 5]

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[Rachel Drake · Rating 4 out of 5]

A good overview of the human body for kids.

[Natasha Jones · Rating 5 out of 5]

Did you know that curly hairs are flat? (pg 19) If that fact surprised you then this Little Encyclopedia of the Human Body is the perfect encyclopedia for you. Information on the five senses, your brain, teeth, bones, muscles and more can be found in this portable size, kid friendly, encyclopedia. With a mixture of real life and animated scientific images there is something for everyone to enjoy.

I give Little Encyclopedia of the Human Body 5 stars. First things first, the information to picture ratio is perfect. There is a small informational blurb followed by a picture. Not all pictures are diagrams but all of the images are relevant to the subject on the page. Secondly, this is one of the tiniest encyclopedias that has landed in my hands. All other encyclopedias I have had were huge and didn’t make me excited to learn more about the subject. Thirdly, The information presented is broken down into digestible pieces. The author makes comparisons to other well known objects , like a tree to describe nerve cells, instead of including an extensive description you have to decode. Lastly, The information presented about how babies are made, puberty and hormones are just the right amount to aid in an awkward conversation with curious children.

I have always loved random and cool facts about the body and I hope my future students will too. Each morning I could include a random fact about the body, taken directly from this book, and during morning meeting we can spend time learning more about the topic. Unlike other informational books, the topic isn't interest based. We all have a body and we all need to know how and why it does certain things.

[Micah · Rating 5 out of 5]

Love this book! My three yr. old son loved it too! It contains multiple facts about the human body on a level children can understand. It teaches them about their bones, muscles, senses and eating healthy. It is also internet-linked so children can go online with the help of a parent and learn more about each subject.

[Shalyce · Rating 5 out of 5]

This is a great science book. It goes into pretty good detail, but does so very simply. My kids love doing science with it and I learn things along the way. I will definitely purchase more books like this for our homeschooling in the future.

[Samantha Jayakody · Rating 5 out of 5]

I learnt a lot from this book. It is a good read!

[Rebecca · Rating 3 out of 5]

A great introduction to our bodies and how they work.