The Busy Body Book: A Kid's Guide to Fitness
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Book Overview
A celebration of the amazing human machine and a life on the move Your amazing body can jump, sprint, twist, and twirl. Your body is built to move. Lizzy Rockwell explains how your bones and muscles,... This description may be from another edition of this product.
Format:Hardcover
Language:English
ISBN:0375822038
ISBN13:9780375822032
Release Date:March 2004
Publisher:Crown Books for Young Readers
Length:40 Pages
Weight:0.95 lbs.
Dimensions:0.4" x 8.9" x 11.3"
Age Range:3 to 7 years
Grade Range:Preschool to Grade 2
Customer Reviews
5 ratings
Concepts Presented in an Age-appropriate Way without Being Dumbed Down
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 16 years ago
Filled with lively illustrations of kids of all ethnicities, sizes and abilities happily engaged in physical activity, this book is a geared for the pre-school/early elementary school crowd. Rockwell brings the workings of the human body down to a youngster's comprehension and vocabulary level without dumbing down the concepts. For example, when describing how the brain and nervous system work, she writes, "Messages travel back and forth, at lightning speed, along wire-thin fibers called nerves." That truly is it in a nutshell, right?! As a former teacher I also appreciate the inclusion of diagrams throughout the book. Well labeled diagrams of the systems of the body (skeletal, muscular, nervous, respiratory, circulatory and digestive) enhance the main content of the book. The earlier kids get accustomed to reading diagrams, the stronger their reading comprehension skills will be - think about how often we have to read diagrams in our daily lives. The Busy Body Book is a fun resource for teachers to use in their classrooms for units about the body and for lessons about how to read diagrams. Families will enjoy sharing the book before heading outdoors for a physical adventure.
Just what I was looking for
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 17 years ago
We haven't purchased this yet, but it's going on the kids' Christmas list. We borrowed it from the library and my 4 yr. boy and 2 1/2 yr. girl are always wanting me to read it or are "reading" it themselves. My children were starting to ask questions about what happens to their food when they eat it, discussing what muscles were, why we drink water, etc. This book covers a large topic but it a very interesting and kid friendly way. I borrowed quite a few from the library but this is the only one that both I and my kids enjoy. Very well done!
great book for kids
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 17 years ago
i brought this to my 2nd grader's class and read it to them as a group and it was perfect. Really great for this age group. They ate it up.
Well-written children's health book
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 18 years ago
What a super book. It is kid friendly and makes learning about our bodies fun. The pictures and wording are both age appropriate. My grandsons (ages 3 & $) are both gaining from the book and love to see what happens to their food. It also has a great message to keep your body moving (that thing called exercise). Kudos to the author!
The Busy Body Book for elementary age children
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 18 years ago
This is a great book that introduces many different systems in the body while emphasizing that keeping active is so important for your body to work better. Using your muscles makes them stronger instead of wearing them out it tells us. The illustrations are detailed and colorful and the book is fun, overall, with an important underlying message to encourage children to stay busy and healthy.
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