Exploring Creation with Human Anatomy and Physiology

by Jeannie K. Fulbright, Brooke Ryan

Finally! Apologia introduces an elementary level Anatomy book that gives glory to God as children discover what's going on inside their bodies! Take this in-depth journey into the anatomy and physiology of your body through Exploring Creation with Human Anatomy and Physiology by Jeannie Fulbright and pediatrician Brooke Ryan, M.D. From the brain in your head to the nails on your toes, you and your students will encounter fascinating facts, engaging activities, intriguing experiments, and loads of fun as you learn about the human body and how to keep it working well. Beginning with a brief history of medicine and a peek into cells and DNA, your students will voyage through fourteen lessons covering many subjects, such as the body skeletal, muscular, respiratory, digestive, cardiovascular, nervous and more! They'll study nutrition and health, how God designed their immune system to protect them, along with embryology and what makes them a unique creation of God. As they work the

Genres: Science, School, Nonfiction, Christian, Education, Creation Science

176 pages, Hardcover

First published January 1, 2010

Reviews

[Michelle Fournier · Rating 4 out of 5]

Didn’t actually quite finish it all yet, but enough to know this is my preferred choice for middle school/late elementary anatomy. Clear and straightforward with very helpful and simple experiments. Easy to understand and narrate. Definitely recommend keeping a science notebook while reading/and printing off or drawing some of the more complex diagrams to label. Enjoyed by all.

[Amy Meyers]

3.5 stars. I appreciate this series from Apologia. This one gets a bit complicated, but I think it’s marketed for upper elementary. Definitely too hard for my first grader. I’ve always wanted to be the perfect CM mom and do all sorts of hands on stuff for science and instill a love of wonder for God’s creation; but after years of homeschooling, I’ve come to realize that I hate anything labeled hands on or with tons of demonstrations. This series isn’t perfect, but for me it gets close enough to my goals that it’s good enough for me. Same subject for half the year, some projects and experiments, some notebooking and narrations helps, and information that is up to date but still written in an engaging way, at least some of the time, haha. I personally don’t enjoy anything about science that isn’t reading, so this is a compromise for me and forces me to do some extra life stuff. I did The Body Book models with it every Friday, and that’s enough to sanctify any mom.

[Summer · Rating 5 out of 5]

This book saved our youngest's life, so obviously I'm biased here, but I loved this book. Last year we had studied Lesson 6 on the Heimlich maneuver. Later that week our youngest inhaled a small Lego, our oldest said he saw him stop breathing and heard a voice inside his head say, "Do the Heimlich!" He said he saw the picture in the book in his head, did it and the Lego popped out!

We have read it over two school years and it's still amazing to me to read a science book telling of God's wondrous work of creation. While I don't agree with everything in the book, most of it I do and our oldest really loved it.

[Julie · Rating 5 out of 5]

I read this aloud to my 8 year old surgeon-wanna-be. He loved it!! I know as he gets older, he will be confronted with a lot of evolution. I’m delighted to have laid a solid foundation!

[Jessi · Rating 5 out of 5]

We finished listening to the audiobook form of this book, and my son immediately wanted to start it over again.

[Christine · Rating 4 out of 5]

Used as our homeschool science curriculum for the year. I enjoyed more then the kids😜 did.

[Brit Chhangur · Rating 4 out of 5]

Great science book, read over two years with A and C. Lots of good hands-on activities.

[Shelly♥ · Rating 4 out of 5]

I really enjoyed this book for the most part. I just wish it was broken down a little more simply for younger kids. I think it becomes much more complex in the second half of the book, and a chapter outline or vocab list might have been helpful. It does get a little too creationist for me at times - even though that is my belief system.

I'd give 3.5 stars actually.

[Jen Barker · Rating 4 out of 5]

I love this book for elementary lessons on the body. Tons of info in easy to understand language and examples. (The notebooking journal had some very cool stuff in it also.)

[Reyna · Rating 5 out of 5]

I absolutely love it! It has all I need to know, and is Christian-based.