Human Body for Kids

Books for kids which explain what their bodies look like and the amazing things their bodies can do!
Updated September 30, 2022
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Bodies are cool
Feder, Tyler
Paper Book
This cheerful love-your-body picture book for preschoolers is an exuberant read-aloud with bright and friendly illustrations to pore over.   From the acclaimed creator of Dancing at the Pity Party and Roaring Softly, this picture book is a pure celebration of all the...
All bodies are good bodies
Barkla, Charlotte
Paper Book
Bold and beautiful, loud and proud, All Bodies are Good Bodies is an uplifting book about different body features and types. Through playful rhyme, it promotes the development of body acceptance and celebrates inclusivity and individuality.  I...
Professor Astro Cat's human body odyssey
Walliman, Dominic, Dr
Paper Book
The latest Professor Astro Cat adventure is perfect for curious young scientists who want to learn more about the ins and outs of the human body! Are our ears supposed to be a weird shape? Why do we sneeze? What is the point in having skin? The human body is one of the most...
Ultimate body pedia an amazing inside out tour of the human body
Wilsdon, Christina
Paper Book
This fun, smart guide to the human body answers kids' questions and engages them with amazing facts, photos, illustrations, and diagrams. The kid-friendly journey travels through the body and all its systems and is sprinkled throughout with plenty of health tips, top 10 lists, simple experiments,...
Me and my amazing body
Sweeney, Joan, 1930-2017.
Paper Book
Here's a lively, easy-to-read, easy-to-use introduction to anatomy by the author and illustrator of the popular Me on the Map and Me and My Place in Space. The young narrator begins with the body parts we can see -- skin, eyes, nose, etc. -- and then shows what amazing parts are hidden underneath...
Your body is awesome body respect for children
Danielsdottir, Sigrun
Paper Book
*Silver medal winner in the 'Self-Esteem' category of the Moonbeam Children's Book Awards 2015* Bodies do all sorts of amazing things, like move around, grow bigger and heal themselves. Bodies also come in all sorts of shapes and sizes and we need to take care of them so that they...
Let's talk about body boundaries, consent & respect : a book to teach children about body ownership, respectful relationships, feelings and emotions, choices, and recognizing bullying behaviors
Sanders, Jayneen.
Paper Book
This book explores consent and respect with children especially in relation to body boundaries, both theirs and others. A child growing up knowing they have a right to their own personal space, gives that child ownership and choices as to what happens to them. These concepts are presented in a child...
How does my body work human body book for kids STEAM experiments & activities for kids 8-12
LaFleur, Sara
Paper Book
How does your body work? This fun human anatomy book helps kids 8-12 answer that question through awesome, hands-on STEAM/STEM experiments and activities. Entertaining and interactive, The Human Body Book for Kids shows curious kids how their body systems help them...
Human body!
Paper Book
Explore the human body as you've never known before with this ultimate kid's guide to what goes on under our skin. Forming part of a fantastic series of kid's educational books, this bold and brilliant kid's encyclopedia uses ground-breaking CGI imagery to reveal the human body...
Parts
Arnold, Tedd.
Paper Book
I just don't know what's going onOr why it has to beBut every day it's something worseWhat's happening to me?So begins this uproarious new story from the best-selling creator of No Jumping on the Bed!,Green Wilma, and other popular books. The young narrator has discovered a disturbing trend:...
Usborne look inside your body
Stowell, Louie
Paper Book
Peek under all the flaps in these colorful and engaging books--perfect for little fingers and curious minds.
Magic school bus inside the human body
Cole, Joanna.
Paper Book
Ms. Frizzle the science teacher leads readers on a fantastic journey in the name of science. These amazing books will delight young audiences with their humorous but factual accounts of the workings of the earth, how humans digest food, and how water is purified. Reviewers have called this popular...
Why I sneeze shiver hiccup and yawn
Berger, Melvin.
Paper Book
Ka-choo! Brrr. Yawnnnn. Have you ever wondered what makes you sneeze when you're in a dusty room? Or shiver when you get out of the bathtub? Or yawn when you're tired? All of these actions are reflexes. Your body makes them...
Your skin and mine
Showers, Paul.
Paper Book
"Berlioz the person-composer-writer is the sensitive child of his century and a most passionate voice of his time." —The Opera Quarterly "Berlioz could hardly have been better served than by the translator of this English edition... It is an invaluable and long-overdue addition to...
Your fantastic elastic brain stretch it shape it
Deak, JoAnn M.
Paper Book
Learn how much your brain can grow! The perfect introduction to growth mindset, Your Fantastic Elastic Brain: Stretch It, Shape It is: A growth mindset book for kids A teacher must-have for classrooms The best resource for anyone to teach growth mindset ...
See inside your body
Daynes, Katie.
Paper Book
Follow your food as it travels through your body. Take a deep breath and explore your lungs. Let your mind boggle at what your brain can do. This exciting book, packed with lively illustrations and fascinating flaps, is bursting to reveal your body's amazing secrets.
More parts
Arnold, Tedd.
Paper Book
People say the strangest things: Give me a hand . . . Hold your tongue . . . Scream your lungs out . . . What if a kid wants to keep all of his body parts in place? Well then, he'll need to take some creative-and side-splittingly funny-action. In this knee-slapper of a follow-up to the...

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