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| by Melissa Stewart | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Benchmark Books, 2010 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| for Grades 3-5 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| ISBN 978-0-76144-169-4 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| The Secrets of Skin | ||
| The lively, conversational tone and blend of photos and cartoon-style art make The Skin You’re In: The Secrets of Skin a perfect blend of fun facts and serious science learning about your body’s outermost layer. Here at last—a book that’s irreverent enough to captivate young readers, yet authoritative enough to win the praise of teachers, librarians, and parents. | ||
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“By the time I started working on this book, all the kids in my life—my six nieces and nephews, my friends’ children, the kids in my neighborhood—knew that I was working on this series. It’s thanks to their interest and suggestions that this book contains so much great information. “I had a long conversation about snake skins with a third-grader from Lowell, Massachusetts, and a boy I tutor reminded me that polar bears have black skin. Not long ago, a friend’s child asked me why his fingers were wrinkly after a bath. And my nephew insisted that I include noogies. “But I didn’t steal all the ideas in this book from kids I know. I also read plenty of medical textbooks, journal articles and pieces in popular science magazines. Then I wove together all the fascinating facts to create this book.” |
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| Reviews | ||
| “The Gross and Goofy Body [series] enlivens physiology for kids, offering humorous yet scientific surveys of body functions in just under 50 pages each. Kids ... will find [these books] appealing and fun. Each blends photos with fun cartoons and photos of kids, along with plenty of basic physiology.” | ||
| — Children's Bookwatch |
