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Friday, March 18, 2016

Wicks, Maris. Human Body Theater.

Wicks, Maris.  Human Body Theater.  Macmillan/First Second  2015  233p  $19.99  ISBN 978-1-62672-277-4  all ages   Graphic nonfiction  VG-BN

This book explains the skeleton and its related systems in a colorful and easy-to-understand nonfiction graphic book.   It is a well researched and formatted book for young readers explaining the human body in a simple yet comprehensive manner.  It is completed with a bibliography and glossary.  The book and the sturdy clay-based pages are beautifully bound to withstand usage.
The content
includes: skeletal, muscular, respiratory, cardiovascular, digestive, excretory, endocrine, reproductive, immune, nervous, and smell, taste, hearing, sight, and touch.  This book is recommended for any elementary or middle-school library, and it has also been recommended for our Books of Note List.  

Summary: This book explains the skeleton and its related systems in a colorful and easy-to-understand nonfiction graphic book.


Human Body                                                        --Linda McNeil