Brains

Brains sit behind everything a child does, and John Devolle turns that fact into an illustrated introduction for readers of about five and up. Part of the Big Science for Little Minds series, the book explains thinking, memory, movement and imagination through drawings and light humour rather than diagrams and definitions. It also compares human brains with those of other animals, which gives a child a reason to keep asking questions after the last page. The writing stays short, and the jokes carry as much of the explanation as the sentences do. A closer look: • Explains memory, movement and imagination in simple terms • Comparisons with the brains of other animals • Humour and illustration used to carry the science • An entry in a series aimed at young science readers Suited to children from about five and to classrooms building early science interest, found at Boipoka.