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PRODUCT SUMMARY
The human body is truly a wonder. And we've all got one! Human Body for Children takes kids on a wonderful journey to explore and explain the basics of how our bodies work. Emphasizing the main body systems and their functions, these fun and engaging programs use footage of kids in real-life situations combined with colorful graphics and animations. Topics covered include cells, blood and the heart, bones and muscles, the brain, the senses and much more. These programs will also provide kids with basic information about good health, hygiene, nutrition and exercise -- with an emphasis on starting healthy living habits at a young age. This series is based on the concepts outlined in the National Science Education Standards for Life Science: characteristics of organisms, life cycles of organisms and organisms & environments. Teacher's guides featuring additional information on the topic, vocabulary words, discussion questions, follow-up activities and lists of recommended books and Internet resources are included and available online.
EDITORIAL REVIEWS
"...outstanding...brilliant graphics, fantastic photography...a wise purchase for library, school, and home use."- School Library Journal
FULL REVIEWS
School Library Journal (November 2001)
K-Gr 6-This outstanding series deserves to be in most public and school library collections. Each video features brilliant graphics, fantastic photography, simple experiments, and an easy-to-follow format. The videos can to used as an entire collection on children's health, or purchased individually. There is a brief teacher's guide with each video, and lesson plans are available online. While the producers indicate that the series is designed for youngsters in kindergarten through fourth grade, much of the material is better suited for upper elementary through middle school viewers. All About Nutrition & Exercise and All About Health & Hygiene can be used most successfully with primary age children, while titles such as All About Cells & Body Systems convey much more detailed physiological information than is usually covered in the early grades. For the most part, the children featured in the videos appear to be in their early teens. There is some carryover from one video to another, with some of the same film clips repeated in several videos as the same topics are discussed several different times. The fact that the primary setting is the home makes the series attractive to public libraries where these videos will be useful for a wide audience, and especially for home schoolers. The nutrition, exercise, and general health information are solid, middle-of-the road facts, and the series stresses a balanced approach to eating and exercise. Each video features a hands-on activity that can be done young children with minimal assistance from adults. For example, the hygiene video demonstrates the level of germ and bacteria growth that occurs by having the children observe a sterile potato slice in a plastic baggie, one that has been rubbed on hands that appear to be clean, and a third that is rubbed on a floor. This series is a wise purchase for library, school, and home use.
Copyright 2001 School Library Journal. Used with permission.