Muscles: Our Muscular System
Publishing Details
Muscles: Our Muscular System
By (Author) Seymour Simon
HarperCollins Publishers Inc
HarperCollins
6th February 2001
United States
Classifications
Children
Non Fiction
612.74
Winner of Outstanding Science Trade Books for Children (NSTA/CBC) (United States).
Physical Properties
32
Width 254mm, Height 254mm
166g
Description
Takes young readers on a tour of the human body. They will discover how muscles mke it possible to move and see what's really going on underneath the skin. For ages 5 and over.
Reviews
"Remarkable for making complicated science clear and understandable." - ALA Booklist; "Presents muscles in living color, with dramatic close-up and computer-imaged photographs." - Kirkus Reviews"
Author Bio
Seymour Simon has been called the dean of the [children's science book] field by the New York Times. He has written more than 300 books for young readers and has received the American Association for the Advancement of Science/Subaru Lifetime Achievement Award for his lasting contribution to children's science literature, the Science Books & Films Key Award for Excellence in Science Books, the Empire State Award for excellence in literature for young people, and the Educational Paperback Association Jeremiah Ludington Award. He and his wife, Liz, live in Upstate New York. You can visit him online at www.seymoursimon.com.
