Corcoran, M. (2006). The quest to digest. Watertown, MA: Charlesbridge.
Summary:
This book shows the digestive process as a boy eats an apple. It travels through intestines, the stomach, colon, etc. The story uses cartoon characters and a comic style text. It describes why you would have an upset stomach, why you throw up, and why you belch.
Ages:
3rd through 5th grade
Credibility of Author:
Mary K. Corcoran is a biologist and also read several anatomy and life biology books before writing The Quest to Digest.
National Standards that this book relates to:
The standards that this book meets are life science and science as inquiry.
Access Features:
There is a glossary of terms, bibliography, and further reading. There is also a start to finish labeled illustration of the digestive system.
Description of the Illustrations:
Jef Czekaj created the illustrations using line art drawn in ink on Bristol and then scanned and colored digitally.
Awards:
none
Related Texts:
Digestive System (Human Body) by Kristin Petrie
The Digestive System (Early Bird Body Systems) by Rebecca Johnson
Digestive System (Human Body) by Kristin Petrie
The Digestive System: Injury, Illness and Health (Body Focus: the Science of Health, Injury and Disease) by Carol Ballard
My response to the book:
This is a great book! It is written so that kids will be interested in the digestive system. The use of the boy and the little green blobby caricature that talks using speaking bubbles. Kids will definitely love this book!
How I would use this book in my class:
I will be using this book when studying the body’s systems in science!
This book has 24 pages.
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I bet the boys would love this book! Anything that has to do with bodily functions.
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