Human Body (DK Eyewitness Books) [Hardcover]

Richard Walker (Author)

Book Description

Age Level: 8 and up | Grade Level: 3 and up | Series: DK Eyewitness Books

The most trusted nonfiction series on the market, Eyewitness Books provide an in-depth, comprehensive look at their subjects with a unique integration of words and pictures.
Completely revised and updated with state-of-the-art imagery, Human Body provides an in-depth look at our incredible bodies and what makes them tick.

Product Details

• Reading level: Ages 8 and up
  
• Hardcover: 72 pages
• Publisher: DK CHILDREN; Har/Com/Ps edition (March 30, 2009)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 075664545X
• ISBN-13: 978-0756645458
• Product Dimensions: 11.1 x 8.7 x 0.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.4 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 3.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #85,352 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
  • #57 in Books > Children's Books > Science, Nature & How It Works > Anatomy & Physiology

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8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Visually engaging and effective, November 1, 2009

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Irfan A. Alvi (Towson, MD USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Human Body (DK Guides) (Paperback)

Note that there are several books by Richard Walker dealing with the human body, so it's easy to get them mixed up. My review refers to the DK "Guide to the Human Body" with the subtitle "a photographic journey through the human body" (the Amazon image doesn't show this subtitle, but the book is the same).

What differentiates this book from the many other good books on the human body is its large format and abundant use of excellent color photographs, including many microscopic photographs which show details of tissues and cells. The narrative and captions accompanying the photographs are also good, although they just emphasize key points rather than aiming for the systematic and comprehensive approach of a textbook.

I read this book to my daughter when she was 7 years old, explaining things as appropriate, rather than reading the text verbatim (which means that I both added and skipped information). The book was a very effective teaching tool when used this way, with my daughter being quite engaged and managing to learn and retain a lot of detailed information (more than I expected). I imagine that the book would also be useful for older children (and adults) to read on their own.

Highly recommended for teaching children the basics of the human body in a visually engaging way.

5.0 out of 5 stars Human Body Anatomy, January 3, 2012

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This review is from: Human Body (DK Guides) (Paperback)

This book is fantastic, great for someone just learning about Anatomy (i.e. High school student)Lot of pictures. Helped me a lot with college Anatomy 1.

3.0 out of 5 stars Book is OK, August 2, 2010

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June - See all my reviews

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This review is from: Human Body (DK Eyewitness Books) (Hardcover)

The book was bought for my 7 years old boy. He has been asking for a Human Body book for a while. The user's reviews helped me decided to buy this one. To my supprise, my son was not so excited to read the book at all. Maybe the book is difficult for his grade. It might take another year to get him to read it. Anyway, I read it myself and I think it has the basic concepts of a human body and good for all ages (my 2 years old looked the pictures and asked questions too).