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School Library Journal
Reviewed on February 1, 2013 | Grades 5-up
Gr 3–6—Fascinating illustrations jam-packed with hilarious detail are the main attraction in this often-goofy take on human anatomy. Fans of Dav Pilkey's "Captain Underpants" (Scholastic) will be attracted by the disgustingly cool drawings. Those who like a strong delineation between fiction and nonfiction will not. The "100 percent fact-free chapters" actually contain facts. Although many of the pseudo facts are obviously untrue, some children may not be able to distinguish ...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
Junior Library Guild
Reviewed on March 1, 2013
Andy Griffiths’s quirky, kid-centric humor abounds in this hilariously wacky, comprehensive look at the human body. On shoulders: “Their main function is to help you avoid answering difficult questions. You do this by raising and dropping your shoulders rapidly: This is called ‘shrugging.’ Examples of the difficult sorts of questions [are] . . . Who broke that? Who made that mess? Why is your sister cryin...Log In or Sign Up to Read More