Saturday, October 6, 2018

Human Body Theater

The Human body theater is a unique Graphic Novel about the human body. As the title suggests the book is shown as a theater with all the 12 major systems of the body. Each chapter is like an act of one different system. 

The systems or chapters it covers in the book are-

  1. Act One The Skeletal System
  2. Act Two The Muscular System
  3. Act Three The Respiratory System
  4. Act Four The Cardiovascular System
  5. Act Five The Digestive System
  6. Act Six The Excretory System
  7. Act Seven The Endocrine System
  8. Act Eight The Reproductive System
  9. Act Nine The Immune System
  10. Act Ten The Nervous System
  11. Act Eleven Smell, Taste, Hearing, Sight, Touch
In the end There is also a Glossary and Bibliography and Recommended Reading. The book explains the systems in a humorous way with a human skeleton as your host. The book has a lot of interesting facts like- Did you that the entire endocrine system is controlled by a pea sized part of the brain called the pituitary gland. This is a great book to learn about the human body in a unique humorous way. 

General Information-
Author: Maris Wicks
Publisher: First Second 
Publication Date: October 6, 2015
Genre: Non Fiction
Type: Graphic Novel
Pages: 240
Recommended age: 10+