Little Explorers: My Amazing Body

My 2.5 year old daughter can’t get enough of this book. I don’t read it word for word most of the time, but since it’s the basic concepts paired with pictures that she is interested in, it’s ok.I purchased it because I read somewhere what learning about how the body processes food can help with potty training. While this doesn’t dwell much on the digestive system, it does have a lift-a-flap where you can peer into the intestine to see poop. Thrilling!There is no discussion of “private parts”, in-depth discussion of the 5 senses or detailed workings of different systems. It doesn’t cover everything — how could it? If you’re looking for a book that teaches about consent, private parts, or learning to love your body / body positivity for kids, this is NOT that kind of book. It’s an overview of facts about anatomy and the basics of how the body moves and grows.The illustrations are fun and colorful and, for the most part, clear in what they are trying to illustrate. The part about germs was a little too metaphorical; my kid doesn’t understand knights attacking a castle so using that as an illustration for germs making you sick isn’t going to mean much. It’s a pretty big illustration, too... like they just weren’t sure what else to draw or say about it.I do think my daughter just likes lifting the flaps, but she’s also VERY into memorizing all the parts of the body (apparently). This book has really sparked her imagination and curiosity. The first day we read it she said her skeleton was “creepy”. But now when we read it or talk about her bones she says stuff like that her “toddler skeleton is kinda cute!” Lol.

My three year old daughter LOVES this book. We’ve gotten one as a gift, as well! It’s very informative and she loves lifting the flaps.

I bought this book for my grandson, it's definitely for older kids but it is fun to see and use.

This was such a cute book for a 6 year old. His mom is an anatomy teacher and so I thought this was appropriate for him. They have pull up tabs for the body, mouth, stomach and a few other things and a boy and girl version of the inside of the body showing digestion and other things BUT there is nothing graphic or vulgar. It is an age appropriate book for a young child. I lifted the tab on the girl just to make sure that it would be okay before I gave it to him and it didn't show any female parts and his mom said that he loves the book.

My almost-three year-old loves this book. He is very interested in all of the details like the names and functions of bodily organs, and he now washes his hands enthusiastically to “keep the germs way” and “help the white blood cells fight the germs.” I usually just paraphrase the text because it is wordy in places. But that is ok. The pictures are colorful and convey the content in ways that a small child could comprehend.

This little book is chock-full of information. I can see my students really enjoying reading each page together, lifting the flaps and having conversations about what they are reading. This book will be great for our human body unit in 3rd grade. I wasn't sure if it would be too young for 3rd grade. But I ordered it anyway thinking if it doesn't work for 3rd it will work for K & 1st. I do have an issue with the book, which is my pet peeve. There is a typo on the page "How do I see and hear?" Behind the flap of the tongue "flavor" is spelled incorrectly. It is listed twice. Once correctly as "flavour" which is a common spelling outside the U.S. But it is also listed as "flavurs". I did a little research to make sure this wasn't just a word spelled in a way that was unfamiliar to me. I did not find that as a correct spelling, Al though I did discover Flavur is a restaurant in Canada. As a librarian, I have a hard time adding this book to the school library because of this oversight. In the world of digital media it is so very common to see typos in digital print. It really bothers me to see a misspelled word in a print book. The content is so informative and the pictures are great. They are cartoon-like but descriptive and not at all babyish, so I will keep it in the collection. But I will cringe every time I check it out to a student hoping that they don't notice the misspelled word.

I believe in teaching young children how their body works. I think knowing about their body will help them take better care of themselves. My 2 year old grandchild loves this book. She calls it her body book and often picks it to be read to her at nap time. I’m not sure she completely understands it all but she will in time. She can already tell you about digestion and where her brain is and why it needs protecting.

This book is amazing and accurate. As a physician, I tried to avoid getting my kids anything medical, but my 2.5 year old daughter LOVES her "doctor book". She has already impressed my husband by telling him that food goes to her stomach and intestines and that the front of her brain controls thoughts and the back controls movements. There is a lot of information so when we read it we skip over a lot, but the flaps keep her intrigued. It's hard to find books for kids that are still accurate and this one is!

There was a lot of information, and it was a book that I could learn myself. There were a lot of pictures, and it was easy for children to understand, and they listened with great interest.

This book is amazing for learning, my 4 year old loves this book, she learn so much from this book, especially being off nursery because of Quarantine.

A fab book for kids.. The workings of the body is explained in a very simple and fun manner and kids would enjoy this a lot. My 4yr old loves this book immensely and has learnt a lot from this..

Gift for my granddaughter. She enjoyed the book.

My 4 year old D kept asking where her bones were and where her food goes. This book is really good. Wish there was more information on different systems, but it’s a good start. The intestinal tract is her favorite!