Super, genau wie alle anderen Taschenlampenbücher auch. ( )

This book explains different systems of the human body. Almost every page has a transparent flap that layers over the other illustrations and shows the different system being explained, which is really unique. Each concept is explained fairly well, especially heredity. There was a weird section about dreams that didn't really seem to fit in with the rest of the book, but it was still interesting. The book ends with a message about how everyone is different on the outside, but we're all the same on the inside. I thought it was a pretty unique book with fun way of presenting information. ( )

Match found in the German National Library.

This is a cute children's book designed to bring the inner geek out of your child. Nothing in it is very technical. But what is unique about it and what I did like is that it went into concepts like Genetics. Without making it into a genetics college course, it explains the 100,000 foot overview of why we all look different. It is basic concepts like these that make the book interesting.

Of course it is a picture book. And one of the aspects of it that will keep a child interested is that it has see-through pages that super impose themselves on the adjoining pages on both sides so that the child can look at Bone structure for example. There is one page where it mentions that the way a doctor looks at your insides is through x-rays. Of course there is a super imposed page like the one you see on the cover of this book where it shows the bones of the child being x-rayed. It's neat stuff like that, that makes this book interesting to look at. A child with a science minded bent in their thinking would find this fascinating.

My only complaint (if you can call it that) is that the book is too short. Making it a few pages longer would be a better read for the child methinks. ( )

"Hidden World: Human Body" is made up of random facts about the human body.

This book would be a good tool if the class were talking about the different parts of the human body and how they worked.

Recommended age group: 4 -7