First Encyclopedia of the Human Body (First Encyclopedias) Paperback – June 1, 2011

I have a 3 1/2 year old granddaughter who’s been showing quite an interest in the human body, organs and bones and how they work and what they do. I found this out by accident when I discovered she’d found a few kid friendly videos on YouTube that she was watching.So I ordered this book we could read together and talk about all of the many questions she has. She loves being read to and this book gives us the opportunity to bond and learn together.The book itself is written and illustrated perfectly for kids. I would highly recommend this item for curious little minds that want to know how their bodies are put together and how it works in a very easy to understand language and pictures that further explain how everything works.

The book came mint, and we love it already! The illustrations are colorful, and will capture the attention of your child whether you home school them, or just want to teach them! It has a lot more information about the body than I expected like eyes, teeth, muscles, stomach, etc. It has at least a page dedicated to each thing, but it's not too much for a young child about age 4-7. My daughters are very excited to dive in, so am I!

Bright and colorful first comes to mind when I opened this encyclopedia of the human body. It's very well laid out and touches on just about every topic a small child would need to know. The pages are large and the paper is thick. This is no magazine. My children loved the book and I even learned a few things. The book has a feature called "Internet-Linked". How does an Internet-Linked book work? Usborne Internet-Linked books serve as a gateway to knowledge for fact-hungry children. Visit the website listed in the front of the book and enter the book and page number you are interested in learning more about. This site will provide you web addresses of safe, content appropriate websites you can visit to research a subject in a fun and informative way. I was quite impressed on the chapter about babies in the womb - they actually called them babies. You may not realize that but in today's PC world that is very rare. Each chapter is two pages long but covers quite a bit. The index was a surprise on a children's book. Make sure you click on Amazon's picture above and take a look inside the book. I think you'll be very pleased with this book.

THis book is very comprehensive, although not quite age appropriate for first grade... at least not as a teacher. I am not ready to answer questions about some of the content in this book. It is quite detailed. I have taught 3rd and 4th grades also. I am not really certain I would want to bring those topics up at school with 8-10 year olds, either. Most definitely a wonderful resource. The pictures and diagrams are beautiful! Most definitely great for home use for teaching your own children!

My children (2 and 3) love this book! They ask me to read it over and over! Much of it is over their heads, but they learn a little more each time they read through it! It does have some bare basics on reproduction (no pictures of parts or anything), so if you're not ready for your little one to learn about sperm and eggs, you may not want to give them free access to this book. (Though my 2 and 3 year old only focus on the fetal pictures on those pages.)The only reason I give the book 4 stars, instead of 5, is that it is often disjointed. It will start naming the muscles with technical terms (biceps, triceps, deltoid) and then suddenly name some a "kiddy" name (calf muscle, stomach muscles). I wish it gave all the technical names, instead of going half and half.

This book is excellent. I bought this for my 5 year old, although my 3 year old totes it around everywhere with her as well. I have considered getting a second copy. This book is interesting and well illustrated. Although above my kids heads at this age, they still are very interested in hearing about how the body works, and what certain things are. Its definitely a good refresher for parents too :)

My kids thoroughly enjoy this book. It's so colorful and full of facts on the human body. The pictures in this book are very descriptive and informative. We use this for our homeschooling curriculum and it makes a wonderful supplement as we are learning about the human body this year. The kids really love reading it.

For our homeschool curriculum. Excellent.

Disappointing as according to this book there is nothing between your bellybutton and knees!! No information on genitals which is ridiculous. Covers other topics well enough with good diagrams. No real mention of poo or wee though, also a problem for inquisitive little ones.

My 5 year old daughter loves this book. She is really into human body and this book explains it perfectly for her age.

I bought this book for my nearly 8 year old to support home learning. She really enjoyed this introduction to human body and how it works. The chapters are right length, not too complex and can be additionally supported by videos on YouTube. I do recommend as first book about human body.

This has become an absolute hit in our home. So far every child who visited and saw the book loved it too- and you can learn quite a bit as an adult too! The pictures are very detailed and the text has just the right length for a child in Year 1. Would recommend it from 6 onwards. We also have the Children's encyclopedia from Usborne and although the pics look similar the body is covered in much more detail here. For us it is still worthwhile buying this series as well as they go more into depth than the encyclopedia.

This book is a good value for its money. It contains lots of information presented in good, child-friendly language, and it's amazing how many details are covered in those 64 pages. Of course my child keeps asking more and more questions and I have to use the internet to answer all that, but the book serves as a great base for the first questions that pop-up in a child's mind. The pictures are great too - we especially liked the picture of a white cell devouring a "bad" germ. I would recommend this book as an introductory guidance for children up to 10 years old.