ABCs of the Human Body

by Alma E. Guinness (Editor)

Full of informative figures and surprising facts about the human body and written in a clear style with a warm, friendly approach. All material has been extensively reviewed by medical specialists. More than 300 photographs, paintings, charts, and diagrams.

Genres: Science, Reference, Nonfiction, Medicine, Health

336 pages, Hardcover

First published September 1, 1990

Reviews

[Nancy · Rating 4 out of 5]

A good medical reference book that not only describes the parts of the body, but also delves into the history of medicine and some of the myths. For example: "At one time people believed that the main reason for breathing was to cool the blood," and that "the word influenza is derived from the word influence--presumably an evil influence from the stars or some other source that brought pestilence," etc. I was initially attracted to the book because it is organized alphabetically, but there's lots of interesting stuff here.

[Mel · Rating 3 out of 5]

We had it around the house for as long as I could remember. I loved the color pictures. This was one of my "children's books."

[Michelle · Rating 5 out of 5]

As with many of the health and medical books I own, I have reads parts of them according to information I needed at that time. I am marking them as "Read" and they are all 5 stars!

[Andrea · Rating 4 out of 5]

I never thought that there was even a question for that. If was very informative about everything.

[Belle Meade School]

612