The Busy Body Book: A Kid's Guide to Fitness by Lizzy Rockwell

We looooooovvvvvveeeee this book. Cayla, and especially Collin, have an unsaciable interest in how their bodies work. Collin is very found of putting food in his mouth and saying where that food is going (usually his toes or fingers). And lately, we've really been doing a lot of explaining about what is going on at their doctor visits and why they need so many "tests". We've found plenty of . . . . um . . . . "birds and bees" books at their level, but never one that covers the whole body in less than 1000 words. Collin likes The Magic School Bus: Inside the Human Body by Joanna Cole and Bruce Degen, but it's looonnnnggg and quite detailed.

This book is perfect. It focuses on physical activity, so there are plenty of pictures of kids running, jumping, bike riding, raking leaves, scrubbing the floor, swinging, gardening, playing soccer, etc. The images of kids are quite diverse: lots of kids of color and kids in racing wheelchairs. There are two pages each for the skeleton, the muscles, the brain & nerves, the lungs, the heart & blood vessels, and the stomach & intestines. And, best of all, a soccer team is featured near the end. Collin will read ANY book that features a soccer team. Soccer team + explaining body stuff = heaven for our boy.

And check out the author's cool website!