What's in Your Body?: Ready-to-Read Level 2

by Ximena Hastings, Alison Hawkins (Illustrator)

Overview

Take a look inside the human body in this super fun and super gross fourth book in the nonfiction Level 2 Ready-to-Read series about all the grossest things!

How are scabs formed? Why do mites live on your eyelashes? How much urine can a human bladder hold? Learn the answers to these questions and even more super gross human body facts with Dr. Ick and Sam the Dog...if you dare!

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781665927895
Publisher:	Simon Spotlight
Publication date:	12/13/2022
Series:	Super Gross
Pages:	32
Product dimensions:	6.00(w) x 9.00(h) x 0.20(d)
Age Range:	5 - 7 Years

About the Author

Alison Hawkins is an illustrator based in Durham, North Carolina. As a native of Washington, DC, she grew up drawing, painting, and taking field trips to the Smithsonian. She started her career as a graphic designer and went on to work as a product designer, illustrating for apparel, toys, and greeting cards. Some of her clients include American Greetings, Universal Standard, and Discover Durham. Alison loves to explore color and hand lettering in her illustrations, as well as experiment with animation. She approaches art with a sense of humor and whimsy. She worked on children’s books The Noisy Classroom and Going Buggy!. When she is not sketching, you can find her cooking at home, hitting up a favorite coffee shop, or exploring local hiking trails with her husband and dog.

Table of Contents

Chapter 1 What's Under Your Skin? 4

Chapter 2 Boogey, Oogey, Boogers! 12

Chapter 3 The Scoop on Pee and Poop! 20

Make Your Own Skeleton! 32

Editorial Reviews

02/17/2023

Gr 1–2—Dr. Ick and puppy friend Sam walk readers through the basics of some of the more squirm-inducing things that the human body can do and produce. Three short chapters cover intestines, skin, veins, mucus, boogers, flatulence, pee, and poop. Illustrations, which are more humorous than strictly scientifically accurate, mix cartoon characters and personified organs with photographs. The book includes a glossary, table of contents, and instructions for a skeleton craft. While very squeamish new readers may want to stay away (as indicated by the series title, "Super Gross"), most kids will delight in the ickiness. VERDICT Though not an apt selection for research, this science-ish reader puts the FUN in bodily FUNctions for emerging readers.—Rachel Owens

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