CELLS: AN OWNER’S HANDBOOK
Written and illustrated by Carolyn Fisher
Beach Lane Books / Simon and Schuster
Did you know that every human is the proud owner of 37 trillion cells? (Give or take a few trillion.) They’re the itty-bitty building blocks that stack together to make you, you! Join a smart and silly skin cell named Ellie as she explains what a cell looks like, what a cell does, how cells divide and multiply, and much, much more in the fascinating and funny nonfiction picture book.
PRAISE
“A stylish introduction to the structures and functions of cells, starting on ‘the derrière of a Boston Terrier’…A lively once-over that gets further beneath the skin of its subject than first glances might suggest. (Informational picture book. 6-8)”
–Kirkus
AWARDS
Shortlisted for the Canadian Children’s Book Centre Norma Fleck Award for Non-fiction
Shortlisted for the Ontario Library Association’s Silver Birch Express Award.
Science Writers and Communicators of Canada Youth Book Award
“…this attractive offering fills a void for young readers just beginning to learn about the microscopic world around them.”
–Booklist
“This book is a succinct, informative, engaging, thoughtful creation that answers and invites questions about the body… A well thought out introduction to the world of biology… An ideal specimen of non-fiction text for the 21st-century learner. As fun to look at as it is to read!”
–Judges for the CCBC Norma Fleck award for non-fiction
