FICTION

A Day Inside the Human Body

by Claire THROP
9781410961990. ea vol: 32p. (Fantasy Science Field Trips Series). diag. further reading. glossary. illus. index. websites. Heinemann-Raintree. 2014. lib. ed. $29.32. pap. $7.99.
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Gr 2–4—Though stocked with modest amounts of specific information, these "Magic School Bus"—style "field trips" seem slapped together. Weekend with Dinosaurs, for instance, is illustrated with dino portraits done in a large assortment of styles from photorealistic to sketched illustrations. In other volumes, readers are invited to board a "shrinking rocket" for a tour of the human body that jumps from system to system in a disconnected way, and though the author correctly notes that visitors to the International Space Station would now have to ride a Soyuz craft, a U.S. space shuttle is confusingly shown at the beginning. Lists of recommended museums related to each "trip" would have been particularly helpful.
"To get to the space station, we have to travel in a Russian Soyuz spacecraft." Through short chapters, "Did You Know?" boxes, and captioned photos, readers take an armchair journey to the International Space Station. This overview provides basic information about space travel and life aboard the ISS--though it's a fairly random presentation. Reading list. Glos., ind.
Reviewed by John Peters , Apr 01, 2014

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