Human Body

Basher Science

by Dan Green

Bringing together science, personal ads and Manga – this is a totally unique guide to the body! Discover the secrets of the human body, and learn about its complex organization and the amazing ways in which its parts interact and combine to keep us moving, thinking, breathing and growing. Human Body is a compelling guide to a community of characters who make up everything inside us.

Genres: Science, Nonfiction, Childrens, Picture Books, Biology, Reference, Kids

128 pages, Kindle Edition

First published March 15, 2011

About the author

There is more than one author with this name in the Goodreads' database.

Dan Green spent his first four years in Africa, until his family swapped the African sun for Welsh rain. He grew up an English-American hybrid in the heart of Wales and then went to Cambridge University to study geology. After college, he shipped out to Italy to chase a dream of rock 'n' roll stardom, wound up in Venezuela, where he became editor of the English language newspaper and survived a coup d'etat and most recently rode his motorbike across Europe to Morocco. Dan is the "voice of Basher" - the best-selling children's science series created by the graphic artist Basher (basherbooks.com/usa/home.html). He has also written humor books, comic strips for Horrible Histories and Horrible Science, and is the author of the Footprint Venezuela Handbook.

Visit his website and find out what he is up to:
www.dangreenbooks.com

Reviews

[Evan · Rating 4 out of 5]

The book The Human Body: A Book with Guts! is about the systems of your body, the cells of your body, and your body parts. This book explains all about the human body and how the parts of your body work to keep you alive. It also shows how the systems work and how they keep you alive.
This book was a really good book because it explains each part of the body pretty well and describes it in great detail. It also describes the cells pretty well because the author includes sensory details to help describe the parts of the body. So I would give it a 4 out of 5 because you can learn a lot from this book, but some parts of the book were kind of weird and gross. I would not recommend this book to my friends because it is a weird book and I don't want people thing I am a weird and gross guy. But overall, it was a pretty good book.

[Lisa]

page 6 Our gender is determined by two chromosomes called "X" and "Y"
This was 2011 edition hopefully this has been updated. I stopped reading at this point, as I was only reading for suitability for children.

[Karen · Rating 5 out of 5]

My third-grade son chose to read this book for fun. For real. He likes the Simon Basher books THAT much. And he seems to always learn something from them.

[Eric H · Rating 5 out of 5]

I read the human body it is all about what's on the inside cells lungs intestines liver and more I give this book 5 stars because everything has its on page I wish you happy reading!

[SaraKat · Rating 4 out of 5]

This book covers parts of the human body and what their jobs are. It is divided into sections with fun titles like 'food crew and trash gang' which covers the digestive and excretory systems. There seems to be a random inclusion of parts at times. It is impossible to cover everything, of course, and reading through the whole book gets most of it covered eventually. There was some humor in each entry, but it and the general language may be hard for younger readers to understand--especially some British terms that American students won't be as familiar with. The illustrations are fun and each part has a little cartoon character to represent it.

[Alyson · Rating 3 out of 5]

I choose this book as part of my reading around the library goal for the 600s. I applaud the author for trying to easily summarize our very complicated bodies in an easy-to-understand way. Wow! Here are a few interesting facts I learned:

There are about 639 muscles in the human body
We use more than 200 muscles just to walk
We produce about 11 gallons of saliva every month
We have up to 6 billion bacteria in our mouths
Food stays in our stomachs for 3-6 hours.

We have amazing bodies!

[Andrea · Rating 5 out of 5]

When Catherine got into 5th grade, she discovered that her teacher had a ton of Basher Science books. We have, since then, been collecting these funny, informative books. They are wonderful science books that actually make you remember after reading. They are quick reads that have depth and humor. Charlotte recommended this book to me.

[Darinda · Rating 4 out of 5]

A fun and informative book about the human body. The book is divided into sections, with each having a clever title - Body Building Blocks, Musculoskeletal Meatheads, Wheezing Windbags and Bloody Busybodies, Food Crew and Trash Gang, Super Toughs, Nervous Numskulls, Team Players and System Administrators. Good for kids wanting to learn about the human body.

[Papa P · Rating 5 out of 5]

This is probably my favorite book of the series. I would recommend reading this book if you want to learn some good facts about the human body and tells facts that even some adults don’t know. Very fun way of learning about the human body and it deserves a solid five stars

[Jonathan · Rating 4 out of 5]

Good book
Fun Informational

[EasyReader · Rating 5 out of 5]

My five year old LOVES this book. He pores over it and spouts out facts about the human body all day. I have now had to renew it four times. This is one to buy and keep at home!

[Sophie Crane · Rating 5 out of 5]

This is a Fun & Informative Read with perfect real explanations.

[Arianna · Rating 4 out of 5]

I love Basher’s illustrations, and I think it is great that he illustrates children’s introductory science books. I recently read this to get a brush-up on my knowledge of the human body. I quite enjoyed it. Each chapter builds on ideas and concepts introduced in previous chapters, and rather than organizing each chapter by organ system, it starts with the basic building blocks of life (cells and other microscopic organisms) and progresses to grouping systems that work together in subsequent chapters. It is a fun read for kids because each organism “narrates” its own story of how it functions. Human Body is actually part of the Basher Science Books series; Basher has also illustrated a number of board books and picture books for toddlers that present early concepts such as Opposites and Shapes. They’re really cute, and the kids at my bookstore love them. I highly recommend them for young reluctant readers or budding scientists 8 or 9 and up who want to read a basic science book without being overwhelmed by sophisticated details.

[LauraW · Rating 3 out of 5]

This is an appealing book and it has solid information - and a lot of it. My only question about the book is whether the cartoonish pictures are the best way to illustrate the concepts. Pluses are that they will appeal to kids and the anthropomorphic character of the cartoons adds humor, where the subject might be rather less appealing without them. Negatives are that the real things actually look quite different and for those children who want the real thing, this could be a significant drawback. I ordered this book from the library, based on a recommendation from a parent, who was suggesting the series for a high ability, but very young student. I think this book would certainly fit that bill.

Caveat: this is not the sort of book that I normally read cover to cover. And, I didn't with this one. I sampled pages here and there. So this is not a comprehensive review.

[Mrs. Pauly · Rating 5 out of 5]

This nonfiction series is a phenomenal way for students to learn the basics about different science and math topics. With colorful, humorous illustrations that will draw in middle school readers, students can learn vocabulary and background information reviewing and clarifying numerous curricular topics.

Other books in the Basher Science series:
Algebra & Geometry: Anything but Square
Astronomy: Out of this World
Chemistry: Getting a Big Reaction
Dinosaurs: The Bare Bones
Oceans: Making Waves
The Periodic Table: Elements with Style
Physics: Why Matter Matters
Planet Earth: What Planet Are You On?
Rocks and Minerals: A Gem of a Book
Technology: A Byte-Size World
Weather: Whipping Up a Storm

[William V · Rating 5 out of 5]

This book provides an incredibly engaging and visually distinctive way to explore the intricacies of the human body, transforming complex systems into approachable and memorable characters. The clever personification of organs and bodily functions makes learning anatomy and physiology surprisingly fun and helps solidify understanding for a wide range of readers. While brilliant for introducing concepts and sparking curiosity, its highly stylized approach means it offers a broad overview rather than a granular exploration of detailed biological processes or medical complexities. Nevertheless, for anyone seeking a vibrant, accessible, and entertaining first look inside the human form, this volume is an excellent and highly recommended starting point.

[Nicole · Rating 5 out of 5]

I find that I'm loving anything created by Basher. His artwork is fully engaging and so fresh. Couple that with some very clever text by Dan Green, and this is a fantastic book for kids who love science and want to know more, or kids who don't know much and need an engaging resource to help them get into it. As the title suggests, this books is about how the human body works. Chapter titles include: Body Building Blocks, Musculoskeletal Meatheads, Wheezing Windbags and Bloody Busybodies, Food Crew and Trash Gang, Super Toughs, Nervous Numskulls, and Team Players and System Administrators.

[Christian Sam · Rating 3 out of 5]

This book is probably a stretch for younger children, but what makes it good are the illustrations inside that help describe the words in the book about the human body.

In the book each function kind f narrates itself, which I think is great for the kids to get a good grasp of what their body is doing; each part, in a fun way though. The illustrations are really eye popping though, I loved it myself and I am not a child. Even though there are a good amount of pages (128), I feel that kids can still get something out of just looking inside of this book.

[Maya]

I chose this book because it informs about the human body in a way that would be interesting to children; the illustrations are fun and creative, as well as the wording of the text. I paired this with Coy Bowles' "When you're feeling sick." This picture book I thought was relate able to children when they get sick, and the germs were drawn as scary looking monsters; however after reading the non-fiction body book, they'll know what exactly is going on inside of the main character of Bowels' book.

[Lisa Overberg · Rating 4 out of 5]

This book describes parts of the human body in a way that children can understand it. It discusses the different systems in the body, such as the skeletal, circulatory, and nervous systems. The pictures go along with the text and are vibrant, which help keep the readers attention. The glossary at the end is useful for describing the different parts and jobs of the body.

Reading Level: 6.0
Grade Level: 6 - 8
Lexile: 930L

[Donalyn · Rating 4 out of 5]

This new installment in Basher's science books travels inside the human body. From cells to bones to organ systems, Basher's analogies, humor, and manga-style illustrations describe the complexity of our bodies in an accessible and enjoyable method for kids. Includes an index, glossary, and mini-poster.

[Barbara · Rating 3 out of 5]

In colorful, cartoonlike illustrations that resemble a comic book and contain plenty of detail plus simple text that is often witty, readers are take on a tour of the various parts of the body. Young readers will relish all the fascinating and sometimes gross details in this upclose and personal field trip inside ourselves.

[Tristan Ng · Rating 5 out of 5]

It's one of my favorite book because it teaches you so much about what we do everyday. It teaches you what you never know like how the back of your brain controls your vision. I like this book because then you teaches you about yourself and what your capabable of.

[Matthew 11-12 · Rating 4 out of 5]

I thought this book was cool because it taught things that I would probably look up. Also because if they used scientific words in the back of the book they would tell you what they mean.

[Abraham Ray · Rating 5 out of 5]

lots of weird pictures & facts about the human body!

[Sarah · Rating 5 out of 5]

This book discusses all different functions of the human body and has awesome illustration. The information is immense and fifth grade boys will definitely love the gross factor!

[Ashlee · Rating 5 out of 5]

Great nonfiction look at the human body. No real photographs, but cute illustrations and first person narration. Covers human bodies from cells to brain and up and down.

[Molly · Rating 4 out of 5]

New favorite! Love this artwork so much.

[Karen · Rating 4 out of 5]

My son loves these books so much -- possibly because of the quirky illustrations. I love them, because my son read them and learns something from them.

[Julesmarie · Rating 4 out of 5]

Adorable illustrations and lots of fun facts. My students love this one!