Understanding Our Head

by Lucy Beevor

Overview

How do our eyes and ears work? What do our noses do? This book explores the anatomy of the human head. From hair and skin down to muscle and bone, find out how each part works, and how it is all controlled by our amazing brain.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781410985804
Publisher:	Capstone
Publication date:	01/01/2017
Series:	Brains, Body, Bones!
Pages:	32
Product dimensions:	7.50(w) x 10.38(h) x 0.38(d)
Lexile:	790L (what's this?)
Age Range:	8 - 11 Years

About the Author

Lucy Beevor is an experienced editor and children's author. She has worked on hundreds of titles during her career – ranging from sharks to superheroes and everything in between! – and is the author of several nonfiction books for leading children's publishers in both the United States and UK. She was longlisted for the UK School Library Association's Information Book Award 2019 and edited the winner of the People’s Book Prize 2012.

Table of Contents

The human head — On the surface — The next layer — The brain : a living computer — Always working — See inside : the head.

Interviews

Fun, engaging text for young readers; supports Next Gen Science Standards and curriculum topics; fascinating facts; diagrams; large color photos; glossary; index

Editorial Reviews

04/01/2017
Gr 3–6—Numerous large images accompany clear text to offer straightforward introductions to the human body. Skeleton, for example, includes diagrams featuring types of joints, different shapes of bones and where they appear, and cross sections revealing marrow, blood vessels, and spongy and compact bone. Head takes the most intriguing approach, working inward from skin and hair through muscles and bone to the brain. Some duplication of coverage inevitably occurs among volumes, as in discussions of involuntary muscles and the functions of various organs. "See for Yourself" text boxes suggest observations readers can make about their own bodies, such as feeling tendons in their wrists and ankles. In addition to definitions, the glossary also provides phonetic pronunciations. VERDICT Fine starting points for report writers, especially visual learners.

School Library Journal

This is a great introduction to the head. The author made the information interesting and related the material to the readers everyday life. The "See for Yourself" sections were excellent ways for the reader to go out and apply what they learned. The reader was given specific ways to do something to help understand what they read.

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