If I Didn't Have Elbows: The Alternative Body Book - Hardcover

PreSchool-Grade 3-Although it will never qualify as great literature, this goofy look at the human body might serve as an amusing browsing item. Double-page spreads look at the skeleton, muscles, blood, elbows, gums, and other body parts, and speculate what life would be like without them (teeth would fall out, you couldn't arm wrestle, etc.) In addition, facts about humans and other animals are included with related information on body parts. The writing is silly, and the full-color cartoon illustrations are suitably filled with bug-eyed fish, nerdy guys, and drooling babies. While this title does contain factual information, be advised that it is very much along the lines of a comic book.
Christine A. Moesch, Buffalo & Erie County Public Library, NY
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