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The Human Body Detectives books for kids *GIVEAWAY WINNER ANNOUNCED*

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Did you know…

  • It’s impossible to sneeze with your eyes open
  • in an average lifetime, a stomach will digest approximately the weight of a dozen elephants? That’s about 50 tons!
  • your heart beats approximately 30 million times a year?

You can find all of these cool facts and more in a new book series for kids, The Human Body Detectives.

The Human Body Detectives (HBD) is an award winning story-telling childrens’ book series, and website for kids. Author of this series, Dr. Heather Manley is a Hawaii-based naturopathic physician.

She created this series because she believes that if kids understand how the food they eat play a directrole in how their bodies function, they will be more inclined to make healthy food choices.
As a mom of five myself, agree that it is very important to teach our children about making healthy choices. I was excited to have the opportunity to review this entire series, and was very impressed with all of the information that was compacted into these stories. Anytime you get a nine year old saying “Oooh gross, keep reading!” I’d say it’s captured their attention.

The HBD books take characters Merin and Pearl (created after the authors daughters) on adventures through the body in search of answers to various health mysteries. Readers are introduced to a variety scientific names for parts and systems within our bodies with simple explanations of what each part does. 
Here is a bit about each book taken from the HBD website:

The Lucky Escape

Learn about the digestive system


Mom’s Choice Award Winner!
Merrin and Pearl’s little brother Robbie has swallowed a penny.  Through magic and imagination, the girls find themselves on an adventure through his digestive system where they must grab the penny to help him and escape his poopy diaper.

Battle with the Bugs

Learn about the immune system

Merrin and Pearl’s cousin Max is sick, threatening everyone’s Mexican holiday.  This time the girls find themselves in Max’s body, witnessing first hand the immune system in action. They befriend a white blood cell warrior who leads them into battle against the offending bacteria.

A Heart Pumping Adventure

Learn about the circulatory system

During breakfast with her dad, Merrin is concerned about his eating habits and his heart. A few moments later, she and Pearl are riding on a red, pillowy, donut–shaped boat, floating on a red–colored sea and surrounded by hundreds of these grape–like things! Where are the girls and where are they headed?

The book series targets ages 6-10. I would have to say this is a very accurate age range. Any younger or older, and they may loose interest. This entire series is perfect for home school and classrooms. In fact, I donated my series to my sons fourth grade classroom, and his teacher was thrilled!
Be sure to check out the entire HBD website where you will find a variety of color pages to accompany each book, book trailer movies to view, and much more! 
You can also follow Dr. Heather Manley and HBD on twitter as well as on Facebook.
The HBD theme song is available on itunes, simply search Human Body Detectives to find the download.

FROM 9/12-9/23 YOU CAN ENTER TO WIN YOUR CHOICE OF ONE OF THE HUMAN BODY DETECTIVE BOOKS.
Giveaway now over!






A copy of this series was provided to me from Dr. Heather Manley for review. My opinions given are 100% my own.

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  6. SJ @ Homemaker On A Dime says

    Battle with the Bugs is what I'd like to win. Thanks for joining us at Market Your Biz and Giveaways 🙂