Get under Your Skin invites children to explore the structure and operation of their own bodies. It goes on a journey through the body, from how your tongue detects taste, to how your body sends messages to your brain. Each paragraph or related group of short paragraphs is headed by a key word or words in bold type, to make it easy and simple to fallow. This book also uses flaps and vivid illustrations to contrast the external and internal view of various anatomical systems and features. This is a clever means of introducing body structure and functions in a way that children will enjoy reading and viewing. Similes and metaphors also keep the emergent scientist engaged and entertained. The skeleton “is your body’s framework – without it you‘d be like wibbly, wobbly jellyfish!” (p. 10).
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