My Amazing Body Machine: A colourful visual guide to how your body works

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I bought this for my 8-year-old daughter. She asked for a book about science and seemed interested in learning more about how people inherit traits from their parents, based on the science chapter they’re doing in school. I definitely wanted to encourage that because I know women and girls are underrepresented in the sciences, and I want to make sure she understands that science is not a “boy subject,” which I felt like was the way it was presented when I was growing up.Anyway, we got the book in today and she read about 10 pages in one sitting. I had to sit with her and help with new vocabulary, like “chromosomes” and “cytoplasm,” which was fun because she was able to share her discoveries with me about anatomy and physiology that she learned in the text. I shared her excitement at how cool the human body is and how complex we are as organisms.The book held her attention and shared information with her in what I felt was a developmentally-appropriate way. The Amazon listing said it is geared toward ages 7-10, and I would say that is spot-on. It was informational without being overwhelming. And so far, she’s fascinated and she loves it.(In case anyone is wondering, the pages on human reproduction don’t go deeply into detail about how sperm get into the mother or how the sperm and egg meet, but sperm and eggs themselves are discussed.)

I absolutely love this book. I bought it for my 4 year old son who is very curious and asks a lot about how many parts of our body work. He is small now but the book is very dynamic and keeps his attention. I am sure we will be reading it for years.

My 7 year old enjoys looking through this book. I was a bit disappointed to see most of the pictures are animated because he is very into the science of the body and would be more intrigued by real photos. He’s a bit young to read the print on his own but when his interest peaks and he wants to know something about the human body this is a good start for information

I work in healthcare in a rural area. Many of my patients have a very low health literacy level. I love using this colorful guide to help them understand basic concepts of their body and disease processes. It is rewarding for me to see their eyes light up with understanding.

My kindergartener asked for a body book abs he reads this every night to himself! He loves all the facts he is learning. The human body is amazing to him and this book is helping to further foster that love!