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The Way We Work: Getting to Know the Amazing Human Body Hardcover - 2008 - 1st Edition
by David Macaulay
In this comprehensive and entertaining resource, multi award-winner David Macaulay reveals the inner workings of the human body as only he can. This one-of-a-kind book takes readers on a visual journey through the human body. With his trademark humor, Macaulay builds a body and explains how it works.
Summary
In this comprehensive and entertaining resource, David Macaulay reveals the inner workings of the human body as only he could. In order to present this complicated subject in an accurate and entertaining way, he put in years of research. He sat in on anatomy classes, dissections, and even reached inside the rib cages of two cadavers to compare their spleen sizes. He observed numerous surgeries, including a ten-hour procedure where a diseased pancreas was removed, as well as one where a worn-out old knee was replaced by a brand new one. This hands-on investigation gives Macaulay a unique perspective to lead his readers on a visual journey through the workings of the human body.
The seven sections within the book take us from the cells that form our foundation to the individual systems they build. Each beautifully illustrated spread details different aspects of our complex structure, explaining the function of each and offering up-close glimpses, unique cross-sections and perspectives, and even a little humor along the way.
This one-of-a-kind book can serve as a reference for children, families, teachers, and anyone who has questions about how his or her body works. When readers see how David Macaulay builds a body and explains the way it works, they will come away with a new appreciation of the amazing world inside them.
The seven sections within the book take us from the cells that form our foundation to the individual systems they build. Each beautifully illustrated spread details different aspects of our complex structure, explaining the function of each and offering up-close glimpses, unique cross-sections and perspectives, and even a little humor along the way.
This one-of-a-kind book can serve as a reference for children, families, teachers, and anyone who has questions about how his or her body works. When readers see how David Macaulay builds a body and explains the way it works, they will come away with a new appreciation of the amazing world inside them.
Details
- Title The Way We Work: Getting to Know the Amazing Human Body
- Author David Macaulay
- Binding Hardcover
- Edition number 1st
- Edition 1
- Pages 336
- Volumes 1
- Language ENG
- Publisher Clarion Books, Boston
- Date 2008-10-07
- Illustrated Yes
- Features Dust Cover, Glossary, Illustrated, Index, Table of Contents
- ISBN 9780618233786 / 0618233784
- Weight 3.15 lbs (1.43 kg)
- Dimensions 10.9 x 8.4 x 1.1 in (27.69 x 21.34 x 2.79 cm)
- Ages 10 to UP years
- Grade levels 5 - UP
- Library of Congress subjects Human physiology, Body, Human
- Library of Congress Catalog Number 2008025109
- Dewey Decimal Code 612
Media reviews
"The wonder that is David Macaulay is at it again . . . His text is irreverent . . . His drawing of a hand pulling the left eye out of its socket is just gross enough to engage young readers into a description of seeing . . . The work of this Caldecott medal winner and recipient of the McArthur grant is always a must-have in any library."--VOYA (5Q4P), highlighted review
Citations
- ALA Notable Children's Books, 03/15/2009, Page 25
- Booklist, 10/15/2008, Page 32
- Bulletin of Ctr for Child Bks, 12/01/2008, Page 0
- Horn Book Magazine, 09/01/2008, Page 611
- Hornbook Guide to Children, 01/01/2009, Page 0
- Kirkus Review - Children, 09/15/2008, Page 1010
- Library Journal Prepub Alert, 06/15/2008, Page 49
- New York Times Book Review, 11/09/2008, Page 38
- Publishers Weekly, 10/27/2008, Page 55
- School Library Journal, 10/01/2008, Page 171
- Science, 12/05/2008, Page 1471
- Shelf Awareness, 01/01/0001, Page 0
- SLJ's Best Books, 12/01/2008, Page 37
- Voice of Youth Advocates, 10/01/2008, Page 361
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