Today I am taking part in the book tour for The Brainiac’s Book of the Body and Brain by Rosie Cooper and Harriet Russell published by Thames & Hudson.

Rosie Cooper is a London-based researcher, originally from New Zealand, with an MA in Geography. She is a podcast maven with a love of the great outdoors, extreme weather and true-crime stories.

Harriet Russell is a London-based illustrator with an MA in Illustration. She has written and illustrated five books for children and is the illustrator of the activity series This Book Thinks You’re a…, also published by Thames & Hudson.

Blurb

What makes your body work? Is it all in your mind? Sort of! Take a tour of the human body from head to toes and everything in between.

Aimed at curious children who want to know how their body works and how their brain keeps it running, The Brainiac’s Book of the Body and Brain answers need-to-know and quirky questions about the bodies we live in.

This fun-filled introduction to the often complex, sometimes gross, and completely fascinating functions of the human body explores what happens to the food we eat, how medicines can fool us into making us feel better, as well as how and why we dream. Showcasing and celebrating the differences that make every person unique, this inclusive book features easy and fun practical activities and experiments, including keeping a poo diary and optical illusions.

Written with a zany sense of humour and packed with facts and hands-on activities, this latest instalment in the Brainiac’s series is the perfect creative and accessible introduction to biology.

The Brainiac’s Book of the Body and Brain by Rosie Cooper and Harriet Russell

For my slot on the tour I am going to do a book review.

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Title: The Brainiac’s Book of the Body and Brain

Written by: Rosie Cooper

Illustrated by: Harriet Russell

Published by: Thames & Hudson

In this fun and informative non-fiction book, Skully Bonapart, takes the reader on a wild and wacky tour of the inside of our bodies. The Brainiac’s Book of the Body and Brain is split into seven chapters full of entertaining facts organised into easy to digest double page spreads to help young readers gain a vast general knowledge of how our brain and body work together to ensure we can get on with our busy lives.

The illustrations are bright and colourful and I particularly liked the bold text and the handwriting style font. My only criticism is I felt that more could be made of Skully as a narrator as he fades into the background a little too much.

The Brainiac’s Book of the Body and Brain certainly covers a wide range of subjects including memory, fear, dreams, senses, excretions, our senses, our diversity, emotions, medicines, evolution, placebos and perception.

Each area includes easy activities and experiments to try so children can consolidate their knowledge in exciting practical ways that will encourage their curiosity. There is also a useful glossary and list of websites for further research at the back of the book.

This book is bound to be a class favourite and a useful key Stage Two resource for the classroom to support a topic on Ourselves and Our Bodies.

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I would like to thank Anne Cater from Random Things Tours for inviting me to take part in this blog tour. Thank you.

To follow the rest of the tour take a look at the schedule below:

Other Thames & Hudson Books I have reviewed on my blog include:

• Book Review: The Tiny Grain of Sand
• Blog Tour – Do Penguins Like the Cold?
• Blog Tour – If I had a Polar Bear
• Book review – Photo Adventures