Redford, Ruth. The Human Body: An Alien’s Guide. Illustrated by Leandro Cunha. Rochester, MN: Mayo Clinic Press Kids, 2024

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Summary

Take a journey inside the body—as an alien!

Hop aboard a flying saucer and travel alongside your alien guides who are on a mission to understand the wonders of human body systems. High-impact graphic art explores the circulatory system, the digestive system, the skeletal system, and more.

Lively text introduces concepts such as what the body is made of and how it responds to stimuli such as broken bones, burns, and illnesses. From major organs to types of blood cells, story-driven text delivers expert-reviewed nonfiction information about the amazing human body and how it works to stay healthy. Get a close-up view of how a healthy body works to fight invaders like viruses. . .or spaceships.

A raucous graphic-format exploration of body systems with a twist.

Mayo Clinic Press Kids creates empowering health and wellness content in partnership with pediatric experts. Proceeds from the sale of every book go to benefit important medical research and education at Mayo Clinic.

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My Kid Review

Ruth Redford has attempted to make the study of the human body more appealing to children but using something they are fascinated with – aliens. In The Human Body, aliens travel through the body and explore each of the body systems, explaining different aspects as they move along. For the most part (but not always) appropriate terms are used for the various systems and bodily fluids rather than more crass slang terms. 

In a way, the book reminds me of the Magic Schoolbus episode of Inside Ralphie. It is a good way to get kids interested in the human body. 

Leandro Cunha uses a cartoon style to illustrate the book. The information is all portrayed in a graphic novel format. 

I did have a bit of a problem with some of the print being quite small, but I had an advanced reader copy so that may have been corrected in the final version of the book. 

The Human Body: An alien’s guide would be acceptable for a K-12 Christian school library. It is appropriate for upper elementary students. 

I received a complimentary copy of The Human Body. This is my honest review.

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