Homeschoolingmama

Children are curious about the world around them, and very curious about the body and its workings. I've always felt that it is important to feed this curiosity with as much information the child can understand as possible. That is where this absolutely fantastic book 'So you want to build a human?' comes to play.  First impressions A lot of books you'll find are generally A4 size. It's a great workable size, however, an A4 size book with lots of contents is always daunting, and I find it hard to encourage little person to at least try and read some of the information. The books appear overwhelming, and I've already lost part of the battle. The great thing about 'So you want to build a human?' is the size. Larger than A4 (but we're not talking huge A3 size), the size makes a huge difference to the presentation. The lager area means everything feels neatly spaced out, doesn't feel like an overload of writing and means kids love...

I believe all children are fascinated by the wold of science, and even more so when it comes to biology and our bodies. We've been using workbook style resources and have found them to be good, but when I came across An Usborne Flap book - 'See Inside your Body'  I knew it was going to be a great buy.  This book offers a more exciting walk through the body, with delightfully colourful illustrations and over 50 flaps to lift. It sounds like a younger children's book, with the flaps, however the detail shows otherwise.  Topics covered The book contains the following chapters: Your amazing body Eating and exercising  Breathing air  Pumping air Bones and Muscles Brain Power The Senses  Drinking and Weeing Body Works How much detail Just looking at some of the topics, and you will be amazed with how much detail this book has, and how in depth the topics are covered (for children). F...