The Fantastic Body: What Makes You Tick & How You Get Sick

by Howard Bennett

A comprehensive guide to the human body meets hilarious kid humor in this gorgeous full color book filled with more than 1,000 diagrams and fun facts!

Written by a pediatrician, this is the ultimate kids' reference guide to the human body! Jam-packed with fun facts, cool diagrams, and gross stories galore, this go-to guide will captivate curious readers for hours on end. Kids can also take their learning beyond reading the book, with DIY projects that demonstrate different body functions and tips for making their regular checkups less scary. 

Through humor, science, and engaging illustrations, this fun and comprehensive anatomy book is the perfect gift for kids wanting to know more about the mysterious stuff going on inside their bodies.

Genres: Science, Childrens, Nonfiction, Health, Picture Books

256 pages, Hardcover

First published November 7, 2017

Reviews

[Courtney · Rating 5 out of 5]

I expected this to be a little kids' book with super simplified anatomy. What I got was a large, colorful and entertaining encyclopedia-esque book geared probably toward the 8-12-year-old range. Anatomy and physiology are simplified to this age group, but the author still uses correct medical and anatomical terms (complete with pronunciations). It includes all kinds of fun facts and stories. The graphics are really good. I think it's a great reference for a kid who wants to learn the basics about the body or a parent who wants their kid to know the basics about the body.

[briz · Rating 5 out of 5]

Ostensibly geared towards kids, this is just as helpful to a mostly-ignorant adult such as myself. It is a giant, heavy, heavily-illustrated reference book on the basics of your body. Did you know about the endocrine system and the pineal gland? And your sinuses?! I didn't, not really. Like, I hear these words and have even used them in sentences, mostly in medical settings, but I took bio 101 long ago, as an undergrad, and left it with almost zero retained knowledge. So when I recently needed to understand what an ear infection exactly IS, I found the section on the eardrum and voila! Learned so much.

[Nargiza Jedwab · Rating 5 out of 5]

This is a fantastic book about the human body written in simple terms children can understand which allows them to be inquisitive about human anatomy.

[Natalie · Rating 4 out of 5]

The fantastic Body: What Makes You Tick and How You Get Sick by Howard Bennett is an engaging and informative children's book exploring the human body's complexities. This book introduces a fun and accessible approach that dives into the body's inner workings, explaining how various systems function and interact. This book provides the readers with a strong introduction to the human body/biology, health, and the mechanisms behind daily bodily functions. I would use this book in my classroom to introduce the students to the human body and how it works.

[Ashley · Rating 5 out of 5]

I appreciate the solid info; my kid loves the gross-out humor. She also just discovered Operation Ouch videos, which feel like a perfect pairing with this book.

[Betty · Rating 5 out of 5]

Written by pediatrician Dr. Howard Bennett, this giant book is jam-packed with kid-friendly explanations, attractive illustrations, and real clinical photographs. With all of the detailed information, the book can be useful for kids in elementary school, middle school, and high school. My kids love flipping through each organ system and reading the kid-friendly descriptions about how the body works plus common medical conditions. Highly recommend this amazing reference book.