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The Anatomy Coloring Book [Paperback]

Wynn Kapit , Lawrence M. Elson
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  • Paperback: 400 pages
  • Publisher: Benjamin Cummings; 3 edition (25 Jun 2001)
  • Language English
  • ISBN-10: 0805350861
  • ISBN-13: 978-0805350869
  • Product Dimensions: 28.2 x 21.7 x 2.1 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 4.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (29 customer reviews)
  • Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 12,482 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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For over 23 years, The Anatomy Coloring Book has been the leading human anatomy coloring book, offering concisely written text and precise, extraordinary hand-drawn figures. Organized according to body systems, each of the 170 plates featured in this book includes an ingenious color-key system anatomical terminology is linked to detail illustration of the structures of the body.

About the Author

Wynn Kapit graduated in 1955 from the University of Miami, Florida with honors in Business Administration and Law. He then attended Art Center School in Los Angeles and worked in New York as a graphic designer and advertising art director from 1960-66. He moved to California to pursue a painting career and was given a one-man show at the Legion of Honor in San Francisco in 1968. He then attended the University of California at Berkeley and received a Masters in Painting and worked as a portraitist and teacher of figure drawing.

While taking a class in human anatomy at San Francisco City College, he discovered a way to effectively learn the subject by coloring in drawings, diagrams and names. The teacher of the course, Lawrence Elson, Ph.D. agreed to help him produce a coloring book. Elson wrote and Kapit designed and illustrated The Anatomy Coloring Book, which was published in 1977 and has been a widely-translated bestseller ever since. The Physiology Coloring Book was published in 1987, with the assistance of two professors from Berkeley: Robert Macey and Esmail Meisami. The Geography Coloring Book was published in 1991; Kapit drew the maps and wrote the text. The Anatomy Coloring Book was published in a second edition in 1993, and second editions of Geography and Physiology Coloring Books will be published in 1997.

Lawrence M. Elson received his undergraduate degree from the University of California, Berkeley in Zoology (Pre-Med), and completed his graduate and Ph.D. work in Human Anatomy also at the University of California, Berkeley. Elson has served as an instructor in human anatomy at the City College of San Francisco, an assistant professor of anatomy at Baylor College of Medicine, and as a lecturer at numerous additional universities and professional organizations.

Elson is the founder and president of Coloring Concepts, Inc. (CCI), producer and packager of college level, educational, scientific directed-coloring texts. He is the author/co-author of the Anatomy Coloring Book, Human Brain Coloring Book, Zoology Coloring Book, and Microbiology Coloring Book.

Presently, he is principally functioning as a clinical and forensic anatomist retained as a consultant to governments, provinces, insurance and other corporations, and law firms on causation of injury issues in cases in or anticipated to be involved in litigation.

Future plans include expanding CCI by developing new titles in the physical sciences and other education-related disciplines.



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37 of 37 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
I am a teacher of anatomy and physiology and i recommend this book to all my students. It only appeals to those students who like to learn in colours, i.e. you will need to use different colours for each of the muscles shown in the illustrations. it is a 'grown ups' colouring book - by following the instructions on each page you can grasp a clear picture of the structure of each system in the body. I think its a great book!
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29 of 29 people found the following review helpful
By Jonathan VINE™ VOICE
Format:Paperback
For various reasons I decided to revise my anatomy this year after a break of 24 years and bought this book for entertainment purposes.

In 1982 this book was in its first edition and I remember considering purchasing it, but everyone bought Snell and I wasn't prepared to take the risk. In the end I ended up learning anatomy by drawing my own diagrams so this book would have probably come in handy.

The diagrams are clear and the process of colouring-in key elements helps with learning. However the textual information is superficial and the body's components are not integrated together.

I think this book is well placed if you want to use visual imagery to learn anatomy or if you need a revision aid. However you will need other sources if you want to learn gross anatomy in detail from scratch.

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23 of 23 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
I teach anatomy and my students were, to say the least, sceptical about being made to colour in pictures with coloured pencils. But believe me, if there is a better way to learn human anatomy I havent heard of it! Excellent drawings with colour codes for each structure of all the major systems (skeletal, muscular, nervous, vascular etc), which make learning and revision for the subject a total breeze. Highly recomended.
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Most Recent Customer Reviews
Incorrect, do not buy
I bought this for revision and discovered many mistakes. DO NOT buy if you are a medical student!
Overly simplified.
Published 28 days ago by Sandy22
Anat
I bought this item out of interest to learn anatomy. So far, I am pleased with how the book works. The only reason why I think it's not a 5 start book is because the explanations... Read more
Published 4 months ago by Chris Ashwood
It's good, but nobody ever finishes it!
it has a LOT of colouring to do- Retrospectively, i wish i'd bought one second hand as people often don't colour it as much as they would wish because it takes a lot of patience... Read more
Published 8 months ago by s
Not an ordinary colouring book
This is the perfect companion to "Human anatomy and Physiology" by Marieb for students and practionners. Read more
Published 10 months ago by Jane Baker
not a fan
I bought this alongside the physiology book to enhance my learning from my nursing degree. Not at all what I expected, in retrospect would have returned it but is currently... Read more
Published 11 months ago by nat
Colouring in the lines!
As a 1st and 2nd year medical student faced with the prospect of learning the huge mass of knowledge required to pass anatomy exams, I found this book invaluable. Read more
Published 16 months ago by GreenSydney
Anatomy colouring book
Extremely useful for learning about anatomy and physiology. Very good way to revise without wading through loads of words. Read more
Published 16 months ago by Jo
Brilliant!
Really good book for medical students; didn't think colouring was my thing but this book really helps with learning anatomy. Read more
Published 17 months ago by T. Saghir
Great!
It's a very helpful book.
I'm training to be a Pilates instructor and this book was very helpful to prepare for the test. Read more
Published 24 months ago by A.C.
anatomy colouring book
it's fab it's got lots of information in it. my daughter is very pleased with it.
Published on 9 April 2010 by tom smith
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