Why Don't Haircuts Hurt?: Questions and Answers about the Human Body (Scholastic Question & Answer) [Paperback]

Melvin Berger (Author), Gilda Berger (Author), Karen Barnes (Illustrator)

Book Description

Publication Date: August 1999 | Age Level: 7 and up | Grade Level: 2 and up | Series: Scholastic Question & Answer

Provides answers to a variety of questions about the human body including "Why do you blush?", "Why do you need two ears?", "How strong is hair?", and "What are goosebumps?"

--This text refers to an alternate Paperback edition.

Editorial Reviews

From Library Journal

Grade 2-4-These series entries will answer many of the questions children have about the subjects covered. Dinosaurs has general information about when and how dinosaurs lived and offers theories about why they became extinct. In three chapters, Whales discusses "The Life of a Whale," "Toothed Whales," and "Baleen Whales." Flies tells about insects, their life cycles, and interesting facts and trivia about common species. Haircuts answers questions about the human body, including "Your Hair and Skin," "Your Bodyworks," and "Your Senses." The student-friendly question-and-answer format is appealing, with simple and concise one or two paragraph answers and attractive, colorful illustrations. Basic up-to-date information presented in a chatty, readable style.
Eunice Weech, M. L. King Elementary School, Urbana, IL
Copyright 1999 Reed Business Information, Inc.

Review

Older children will delight in and learn from the basic question and answer format of this series exploring dinosaurs and the human body. Detailed, full-color illustrations and intriguing questions such as "How did dinosaurs get their names?" and "Why do you shiver?" allow readers to skim for entertainment or read straight through to become an expert on the given subject. A 2000 Parents' Choice® Recommended winner.

Reviewed by Sarah Achenbach, Parents' Choice® 2000 -- From Parents' Choice®

Product Details

• Reading level: Ages 7 and up
  
• Paperback: 48 pages
• Publisher: Scholastic; First Edition edition (August 1999)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 059013079X
• ISBN-13: 978-0590130790
• Product Dimensions: 9.8 x 7.8 x 0.2 inches
• Shipping Weight: 5.6 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 3.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #3,553,177 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Review of Why Don't Haircuts Hurt, January 27, 2002

By A Customer

This review is from: Scholastic Q & A: Why Don't Haircuts Hurt? (Scholastic Question & Answer) (Paperback)

This book is really great for teaching kids how the body works. I like how it is written in question and answew form. It makes learning about the body understandable for children as well as interesting. The book covers all the questions that kids always ask about the body. I was impressed with how much information the book covered and how well it was presented. I'm sure kids of all ages will enjoy this book.

0 of 12 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Never received it but got charged for it, October 3, 2005

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This review is from: Why Don't Haircuts Hurt: Questions and Answers About Your Body (Berger, Melvin. Scholastic Question and Answer Series.) (Paperback)

I haven't received the book yet, but I know I paid for it!