Author:Richard Walker, Roy Palmer Binding: Hardcover Published: 1999-09-01 ISBN: 0753451778 Availability: Usually ships in 24 hours
Avg. Customer Rating: 4.0 / 5.0
"The Kingfisher First Human Body Encyclopedia (Kingfisher First Reference)"
"Kingfisher Human Body Encyclopedia"
"Great for Science"
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This informative and activity-filled reference introduces younger children to human biology in a lively and accessible way. The book's thematic structure makes it easy for young readers to understand the various systems and organs that make up the body. Dozens of activities and experiments, including - Keeping a food diary (to analyze diet) - provide children with the opportunity to reinforce newly learned information. Full-color spreads address the questions that fascinate children, such as: What are we made of?, Why do we need to sleep?, and How do we breathe? A reference section at the back of the book includes a glossary, an index, and an 'Amazing facts' section. Special Features: Over 1,000 appealing, colorful photographs and illustrations. Clear and easy-to-understand definitions. Related activities and projects. Vocabulary carefully chosen for the 5-8 yr. reading level. Cross-references encourage further exploration.
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Avg. Customer Rating: 4.0 / 5.0
The Kingfisher First Human Body Encyclopedia (Kingfisher First Reference) Great Books. Nice learning tool. Each subject matter is short and to the point. Easy for younger children to understand.
Kingfisher Human Body Encyclopedia I am a homeschooler. I love Kingfisher products. This book is easy for my 1st and 3rd grader to do on their own as supplementary reading.
Great for Science This book is easy for my 6 yr old to understand. We are using it for our science book and she is loving it!!
Most excellent purchase! I actually first looked at this book just because it only had a one star rating and I wondered why. When I learned that, it was because it had children's level sex ed I bought it immediately. My 5 year old was trying to figure out what a birthday was for and I needed a little visual assist to help him understand that he came from my belly on that day. Really, the sex ed of this book is perfect for small children. It shows a big blow up of an egg surrounded by sperm. It has two basic anatomy drawings of what... more info
