The Way We Work: Getting to Know the Amazing Human Body Hardcover – Bargain Price, October 7, 2008

This book is an exceptional addition to Macaulay's tradition of very good books. Written for a slightly older audience, the book is hefty, thorough, and accurate. As I intend to use it for my young teen, naturally I flipped to the end right away: the reproduction section. While she has had a "sex ed" class and is aware of bodily functions and anatomy, there's still an element of concern with what I put into her hands as "good information" about a delicate topic. The illustrations and descriptions are indeed straightforward and correct, and frank without being stuffy or embarrassed. I have no moral or emotional qualms about offering her this book.I haven't yet read every word, but I've made a fairly thorough inspection, and all the info I've seen squares with what I've learned in my biology classes (only at the high school and college level [non-major biology], admittedly). I don't claim that it's a college-level anatomy and physiology text, nor possibly even a high school one, but it seems to hover somewhere around the high school "genuine interest" level--perhaps not the sole text for a formal course in anatomy/physiology, but certainly an excellent introductory or supplementary one or a good read for someone with a personal interest who won't be taking a course.

Oh, darn! I wrote reviews for DK's The Complete Body and The Human Anatomy Coloring Book and totally forgot to include this one in my booklist for teaching our kids health science because it is such a fun, easy and informative read that we don't even think of it as curricula. But it is what made the rest come together. GREAT book, like everything we use in our home school by Macaulay. He is just the BEST at breaking down complex things in a light, entertaining but also very rigorous way that gives you a good overview of any topic he writes about. He explains pieces in depth and by the end you have a big picture view, as well.

I bought this to help my very curious child answer his many questions about how body processes work, but I had no idea that I would become this book's main fan in my household.David Macaulay is obviously an incredible artist, but the book goes beyond that: in my first minute or two of flipping through it, I had several "AHA!" moments. This book is DENSE. It's a big, thick book, and each page is rich with illustration and ideas. Because of that, it's too advanced for really little kids (mine is preschool-aged, and this book is generally too much at this age - interesting to look at, but the ideas are often quite complex, so you won't be able to just read off the text. Your kid will probably need you to translate the descriptions into simpler language) but it's an incredible resource that should probably find a home on the bookshelves of any self-respecting family of nerds.

Engaging & Lucid Tour that really opens the eyes on just how well the Lord has assembled Us. Information easy to Retain. It also makes me wonder if our bodies might actually be safe from our own stomach acid just like our bodies are in no danger of being destroyed by our own immune systems?

My 7 year old’s favorite anatomy book. The illustrations are accurate but not so realistic they are gross. The content is easy to understand but interesting for any audience. We own many books by David Macaulay and have always been satisfied.

The intended audience (12 year old boy) loved it. That is all.

quite pleased. I am giving it to a grand-daughter who is daughter of an MD.I think that they will be well pleased. It is thorough, clear, and well illustrated.

I love all of his books. Especially this one. I got it to supplement our homeschool science. It’s totally worth it. His illustrations and explanations are so relatable.

Disappointed. Good book but the illustrations are very poor.

Worth several times the price I paid for it.

Whatever your age, whoever you are, this book shows and tells you how your body moves and works. Fascinating, detailed drawings explain graphically while short, lucid sentences add detail and attribute the biological vocabulary. We gave this book to our grandson for his 9th birthday. It enthralled us (in our 60s); his 6 year-old brother loves it and he and his parents refer to it and browse through it again and again.WONDERFUL!

The family I gave the book to are very happy with it.

Great book, really colorful, fun...and useful. The information is really good, maybe a little bit difficult for Elementary education, though