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Foldout Anatomy: An Interactive Look Inside Humans and Animals Spiral-Bound |

Jana Albrechto, Radka, Piro, Lida Larina (Illustrated by)

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Humans and animals: are we similar? Different? Do we all have blood? Do we all smell and taste and think? How is it that birds can fly, fish can breathe underwater, but humans can‘t do either? Explore the amazing diversity of the animal kingdom and compare the body systems of over fifty animal species with those inside of you! Fourteen tall, page-length foldouts open to reveal animal inner workings and provide extra details about these fascinating curiosities of the animal kingdom. 

Uncover the secrets inside animals and humans with 14 full-length foldouts, over 50 animals, and over 160 color illustrations!

“Anatomy titles for this age group are usually focused on the human body or specific body parts. The comparative approach makes this one stand out. An appealing and enlightening, hands-on, full-bodied approach.”—Kirkus Reviews

Humans and animals: are we similar? Different? Do we all have blood? Do we all smell and taste and think? How is it that birds can fly, fish can breathe underwater, but humans can‘t do either? Explore the amazing diversity of the animal kingdom and compare the body systems of over fifty animal species with those inside of you! Fourteen tall, page-length foldouts open to reveal animal inner workings and provide extra details about these fascinating curiosities of the animal kingdom. 

The book includes dozens of illustrated explanations of the human skeletal, muscular, digestive, circulatory, respiratory, nervous, and reproductive systems. It then explores those same systems in animals like the great white shark, the hooded crow, the bottlenose dolphin, the snail, the goldfish, and dozens more with over 100 more color illustrations!

Thick pages, interactive foldouts, and a sturdy binding ensure hours of enteraining learning. 

Publisher: Baker & Taylor Publisher Services
Original Binding: Hardcover
Pages: 32 pages
ISBN-10: 1638191298
Item Weight: 0.26 lbs
Dimensions: 8.0 x 0.1 x 11.3 inches
Customer Reviews: No Rating out of 5 stars Up to 30 ratings

How do our bodies work?

This intriguing Czech import describes seven of the systems that make our bodies work: the skeletal, muscular, digestive and excretory, circulatory, respiratory, nervous, and reproductive systems. There are two spreads devoted to each system. The first describes the system in humans. Gatefolds on either side show eight other animals from around the world. Opening these full-length panels reveals variations of the system in each of these animals. Color-coded tags helpfully indicate the animal’s basic group, such as birds, reptiles, or mollusks. The second spread offers further details about the system, such as various types of muscles, how the shape of an animal’s teeth depends on the kind of food they eat, how the heart works, cutaneous respiration (skin breathing), and more. Most information is conveyed in short paragraphs, often with a topic title, and each page includes an additional factoid in a “Did You Know?” box. The illustrations are stylized, colorful, and gently humorous; arrows connecting explanatory text to the relevant body part make the information easy to digest. Pink-hued human silhouettes have no details beyond the system being described. The chosen facts are accurate and appropriate to elementary school readers with inquiring minds. Anatomy titles for this age group are usually focused on the human body or specific body parts. The comparative approach makes this one stand out.

An appealing and enlightening, hands-on, full-bodied approach. (Nonfiction. 7-10)

Jana has been interested in animals and nature since she was a child. She graduated in Zoology from Charles University in Prague and decided to pursue research by working at the Institute of Vertebrate Biology at the Czech Academy of Sciences. Today, as a busy mother of three, she doesn't have much time for research anymore! She devotes most of her time to her family and co-writing children's books.