Guts: Our Digestive System

I bought this book for my 5th grade daughter since she had to do a written and oral report on the digestive system. The book is well written for anyone to understand. The pictures are fantastic. This book provided a majority of the information my daughter needed for her report. The only reason I did not give this book a 5 star rating is because it didn't include very much information on disorders of the digestive system. That information would have been nice to see included, but we were able to get plenty of disorder information on the internet.

I didn't realize this was a children's book.

The text of the book was perfect. It managed to combine technical words with a serious scientific tone with a certain simplicity and straightforwardness that was comprehensible, but still wonderful to read. I will be the first to admit I learned a great deal about the digestive system and would recommend it to anyone, child or somewhat silly adult like myself.Initially, the colors and nature of the pictures bothered me somehow--not because of the "gross factor", but because I often had no idea what I was looking at. Sometimes a computer visualization is clearer, so I missed having some of those to help. But the text was so strong, it made up for that.

You may not think much about your digestive system but as this book show it's always hard at work! Guts tells us how the body digest food starting with our teeth and ending with the food beining made into waste. Full color photo are show through out the book to give us a better idea of our insides!What did you like or not like about the book?The information was written with children in mind. I feel like it explained the topice well.Would you recommend the book? Why or Why not?Yes The content of the book is written in a simplistic manner, but is loaded with facts

Fabulous author! I reviewed 10 of his writings for a class project in Children's Literature. He writes about the body in an interesting and informative way and peaks curiosity and leaves you wanting to know more. Seymour Simon is great for readers of all ages.