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School Library Journal
Reviewed on November 1, 2018 | Elementary
Gr 1–3—Fishman begins this work with an unbelievable but true statement about how there is enough energy in a person's pinkie finger to power a large city for an entire day. From there the text segues into an exploration of energy, from the stamina it takes to read a book to running, and how our bodies recharge through eating, s...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
Horn Book Magazine
Reviewed on March 1, 2019
The author-illustrator team behind A Hundred Billion Trillion Stars (rev. 1/18; a 2018 Boston Globe-Horn Book Honor Book) here takes on a topic much closer to home but no less awe-inspiring: the human body. "Do you want to hear something incredible? You are a fireball...a walking, breathing, laughing, singing SHINING STAR," begins this broad-strokes introduction to human physiology. Fishman explains that even just...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
