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What's in Your Body?

Ready-to-Read Level 2

Illustrated by Alison Hawkins
Part of Super Gross
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About The Book

Take a look inside the human body in this super fun and super gross fourth book in the nonfiction Level 2 Ready-to-Read series about all the grossest things!

How are scabs formed? Why do mites live on your eyelashes? How much urine can a human bladder hold? Learn the answers to these questions and even more super gross human body facts with Dr. Ick and Sam the Dog…if you dare!

About The Author

Ximena Hastings

About The Illustrator

Alison Hawkins

Alison Hawkins is an illustrator based in Durham, North Carolina. As a native of Washington, DC, she grew up drawing, painting, and taking field trips to the Smithsonian. She started her career as a graphic designer and went on to work as a product designer, illustrating for apparel, toys, and greeting cards. Some of her clients include American Greetings, Universal Standard, and Discover Durham. Alison loves to explore color and hand lettering in her illustrations, as well as experiment with animation. She approaches art with a sense of humor and whimsy. She worked on children’s books The Noisy Classroom and Going Buggy!. When she is not sketching, you can find her cooking at home, hitting up a favorite coffee shop, or exploring local hiking trails with her husband and dog.

Product Details

  • Publisher: Simon Spotlight (December 13, 2022)
  • Length: 32 pages
  • ISBN13: 9781665927895
  • Ages: 5 - 7
  • Lexile ® 660L The Lexile reading levels have been certified by the Lexile developer, MetaMetrics®
  • Fountas & Pinnell™ N These books have been officially leveled by using the F&P Text Level Gradient™ Leveling System

Raves and Reviews

Nonfiction for newly independent readers has never smelled so good! With a humorous tone, this title takes the sense of smell and provides a well-balanced introduction to the topic in an engaging way...This title would be useful and fun for sharing with groups or for a class exploring the sense of smell.

– School Library Journal, September 2022

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