Kate Lennard has the ability to make the complicated seem uncomplicated, the obtuse seem clear, the boring seem fun and interesting. She weaves her magic is this Young Genius volume that follows her equally stellar Brains and Bones books. Young Genius explains eyes like you've never seen them explained before with humor and factual substance. Young readers will enjoy following the antics of Young Genius and his cute mouse companion and come away with a better understanding of the anatomical material, laying the foundation for more serious readings later in life. Students with whom I share Kate Lennard books invariably love them. The Young Genius books, Bones, Brains, Eyes, and Digestion answer tons of anatomical questions with insightful text and amusing graphics that always keep the young reader engaged.
I was primed to read this book after reading Bones and Brains. Eyes does not disappoint from its eye catching cover featuring Young Genius holding a Snellen chart spelling out his name to the back cover where Young Genius, springy eyes popping from his eyeglasses, stands in lab coat and the little mouse peers over an enlarged ISBN label.
There's so much to like here from the content to the outside the box illustrations. I like the flip up flap on the big fish's eye and the graphic of an eye taking a bath to illustrate the function of tears washing the eye. For several weeks I carried Eyes to the tutoring center and shared it with our youngest students. Universally it was welcomed with glee, interest, and enthusiasm. It even generated a nice discussion with one of our bright young resident geniuses.
Looking for a book that's so enjoyable that your young charge won't even realize he/she is also learning from the experience? Try Eyes.