Your Digestive System

Reviewed by: Ann Marie Townsend - South Berwick Public Library, South Berwick, Southern Maine Library District

Review Date: February 7, 2017

Review

An introduction for young children about the digestive system. Very basic information, set in colorful backgrounds, both photographs and diagrams are well done following the food journey from the mouth, esophagus, stomach, small intestine, liver and blood, large intestine and then solid waste is eliminated "your body gets rid of feces through an opening called the anus." On the previous page we are told "While your food is in your large intestine, the last of the nutrients and most of the water are taken into your body." Note: no mention of a bladder, kidneys, urine, or how liquid waste leaves the body as that is technically the Urinary system. Different book?

Overall Book Score: fair