syoung's review
4.0
Thank you Quarto Publishing Group - QEB Publishing & NetGalley for the eARC of You & Your Strange Brain!
You & Your Strange Brain: A Book of Brains, How they Work and Sometimes Don't by Clive Gifford is an illustrated, Browse (coffee table) style book look at the brain. I think its prime audience is Middle Years KS3/4. It is informative and entertaining, and a book adults would enjoy sharing with readers. The layout of the book with informative illustrations and factual bites make it easy to digest. This by no means dumbs the book down.
The book is interactive, as there are several "Brain Lab" breaks through the book that ask you to stop reading and test your brain to understand the concepts being discussed. I found myself doing these even before being asked to try it out! At the end of the book there are extra treats, more Brain Teasers. a find out more page with suggestions for further reading and websites to look at, and a Glossary and Index.
You & Your Strange Brain: A Book of Brains, How they Work and Sometimes Don't by Clive Gifford is an illustrated, Browse (coffee table) style book look at the brain. I think its prime audience is Middle Years KS3/4. It is informative and entertaining, and a book adults would enjoy sharing with readers. The layout of the book with informative illustrations and factual bites make it easy to digest. This by no means dumbs the book down.
The book is interactive, as there are several "Brain Lab" breaks through the book that ask you to stop reading and test your brain to understand the concepts being discussed. I found myself doing these even before being asked to try it out! At the end of the book there are extra treats, more Brain Teasers. a find out more page with suggestions for further reading and websites to look at, and a Glossary and Index.
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