THE LIBRARY
The latest book releases for curious minds
BODY DETECTIVE
DECODE YOUR SENSORY SIGNALS WITH INTERACTIVE SCIENCE SURPRISES
AUTHOR JANET KRAUTHAMER ILLUSTRATOR CHRISTIANE ENGEL PUBLISHER BAREFOOT BOOKS PRICE £14.99 / $19.99
RELEASE OUT NOW
ody Detective
walks the reader through some of
B the basic functions of the human body and how our
bodies communicate their needs to us. To use a simple example from the opening pages: “My tummy is making funny noises… my body signals tell me that I am feeling hungry!” It continues in this vein, describing a spectrum of biological and emotional signals that include anxiety, tiredness, pain, the need to urinate and others. It’s appended by a detailed description of what ‘interoception’ is – a sixth-sense awareness of the signals from your own body – before asking the reader to focus on various parts of their body to gauge any sensation coming from it, however big or small that feeling may be. Author Janet Krauthamer’s words are complemented by Christiane Engel’s appropriately childish, fun illustrations, with paper flaps and panels that flip up or slide across to reveal words and pictures. The whole package is pithy, yet is very effective at communicating its message on several levels.