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The Great Big Body Book (Great Big Books) Hardcover – August 4, 2016

by Mary Hoffman (Author), Ros Asquith (Illustrator)

There are all kinds of bodies in the world. What are YOU like? Celebrate our brilliant bodies in this fantastic book jam-packed with interesting facts. Bodies come in all shapes and sizes as we change from babies to children to teenagers to adults, our bodies change too! Find out about growing and learning, keeping fit, breaks and bruises, the five senses, using our minds, how we are the same and how we are different – and lots more in the fourth book in the internationally best-selling Great Big Book series.

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  1. Reading age
    4 - 7 years
  2. Part of series
    Great Big Books
  3. Print length
    40 pages
  4. Language
    English
  5. Grade level
    Preschool - 2
  6. Dimensions
    8.66 x 0.33 x 11.81 inches
  7. Publisher
    Frances Lincoln Children's Books
  8. Publication date
    August 4, 2016
  9. ISBN-10
    1847808727
  10. ISBN-13
    978-1847808721
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Editorial Reviews

From School Library Journal

K-Gr 2-From birth to death, the five senses to genetics, Hoffman and Asquith cover it all in this quirky offering. This volume takes a simple yet informative approach to explaining how human bodies develop and operate. Gender and gender identity are also tackled through the inclusion of transgender and nonbinary characters. Speech bubbles and captions provide many opportunities for jokes, facts, questions, and ideas to enhance the experience, whether the work is read independently or shared with an adult. This title would make a great occasion for family reading, as many passages naturally lead to further conversation. VERDICT Librarians would be glad to add this all-things-bodily book to their lower elementary collections.-Joy Poynor, formerly at Rogers Public Library, AR

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"Teachers may use this book for discussion related to introducing basic body topics or the human life span. The colorful, humorous illustrations and page layout make it student friendly...School or classroom libraries should purchase." - Jo Monahan, Librarian for School Library Connection, Recommended book in their March/ April 2017 issue

"Cheerful and informative, this is a splendid introduction for humans of all shapes and sizes to share."―Kirkus Reviews

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Mary Hoffman

Mary Hoffman

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Mary Hoffman is the UK author of well over a hundred published books, mainly for children and teenagers. Recently she has written two adult novels under the pseudonyms Kate Snow and Amy Lovell.

She is well known for picture books like Amazing Grace and its sequels and the YA sequence Stravaganza as well as historical fiction like The Falconer's Knot and information book like The Great Big Book of Families.

She has won a few prizes and her books have been translated into 30 languages. She lives in a converted barn near Oxford and has three grown-up daughters all working in the arts.