Picture This! Human Body

This first book in the Picture This! series uses infographics to delve into the human body. Hynes explains the functions of body parts and systems in clear language (“Under the control of your brain, your muscles contract or relax to move your bones at the joints”), and Crisp makes smart use of charts and visual metaphors to explicate the concepts. A color-coded subway-style diagram shows how blood travels to different areas of the body, while a can of “sweat soda” demonstrates the volume of sweat an adult’s feet produce in a typical day. Readers will be left thinking about their bodies in new, unexpected ways. Ages 8–13. (June)