Spilsbury, Richard. Emotions: From Birth to Old Age.

Spilsbury, Richard.  Emotions: From Birth to Old Age.  Capstone/Heinemann     2013  64p  ISBN 978-1-43297082-6   series: Your Body For Life  ms/hs     E-BN Nonfiction

Part of the Your Body for Life series, this book describes the ways in which emotions are vital for human social behavior and how they affect the way we interact with the world around us, including the ways our bodies change as we grow and get older.  The book also includes a 14-question quiz, a facts and figures page, a glossary, and suggestions for further research, as well as colorful pages and thought-provoking information boxes.  The first chapter is devoted to describing emotions, including information like the chemical and experiential causes of emotions, the difference between mood and emotion, how to spot a fake smile, the concept of emotional development, and the impact of society on human emotions.  After that, the book is divided into chapters based on the stages of life: infancy, childhood, adolescence, adulthood, and old age. Each individual chapter is well organized with sensible subject divisions, and each page is set up so that the information is presented in conveniently-sized portions that are not overwhelming to readers.  The “Find Out More” page, which includes lists of suggested reading, web sites, places to visit, and topics for further research, offers thoughtful suggestions and up-to-date information.  The photographs and other graphics that accompany the text are visually appealing and add to the text rather than distracting from it. 

The Your Body for Life series looks at how our bodies change as we grow and get older, and how the changes affect the way we live and the things we need.  Titles in the series cover emotions, exercise, health and disease, mental development, nutrition, and the physical body.

Summary: This book describes the ways in which emotions are vital for human social behavior and how they affect the way we interact with the world around us, including the ways our bodies change as we grow and get older. The book also includes a 14-question quiz, a facts and figures page, a glossary, and suggestions for further research, as well as colorful pages and thought-provoking information boxes.     

           

Human emotion                                        --Bethany Geleskie