CALM | Kirkus Reviews

Panels activated by sliding tabs introduce children to the human physique.

The data is introduced in matter-of-fact narration and captioned, graphically easy artwork that includes rounded traces, outsized heads and eyes, and muted colours. The sliding panels reveal new scenes on each side of the web page, and arrows on the massive tabs point out the route to drag them (some tabs work left and proper and others up and down). A number of the tabs present solely slight adjustments (a white baby reaches for a teddy bear, demonstrating how arms and arms work), whereas others are rather more stunning (a unique white baby runs to a door and on the opposite facet of the panel is proven sitting on the bathroom). The double-page spreads make use of broad themes as organizers, reminiscent of “Your Physique,” “Consuming Proper,” and “Taking Care of Your Physique.” A lot of the content material is targeted on the skin of the physique, however one panel does slide to disclose an X-ray picture of a skeleton. Whereas there are a number of darkish brown and amber pores and skin tones, it’s principally white kids who seem within the pages to exhibit physique actions, self-care, visiting the physician, senses, and emotions. The companion quantity, Child Animals, employs the identical fashion of sliding panels to introduce children to little critters and their mother and father, from baboons to penguins.

Genial starter nonfiction.

(Board e-book. 2-5)