My Body Science Series

Series · 5 books · 1982-2011

By Taro Gomi, Amanda Mayer Stinchecum, Shinta Cho, and more

Books in series

The Holes in Your Nose

1982

Discusses the various shapes of nostril in humans and animals, their use in breathing and the sense of smell, nosebleeds, the effect of colds, the anatomy of the inside of the nose, and related subjects

The Soles of Your Feet

1982

Explains, in simple, humorous terms, the importance of the soles of our feet and how they work, encouraging basic scientific observation while offering activities that promote learning. By the author of The Holes in Your Nose.

Breasts

1999

Explains the nature and development of breasts in females and how they are used to breast-feed milk to babies. Includes a section for mothers to read to children who were not breast-fed for medical reasons.

All About Scabs

1997

かさぶた、できたことがありますね。「ひざこぞうをすりむいたときに、できた」「ナイフで切って、できた」などなど。かさぶたは、血でできた傷のふたなんだよ。まるで、しぜんのバンソウコウみたい。ほら、かさぶたのしたでは、新しい皮膚がどんどん作られています。こどもに身近なかさぶたをめぐってユーモラスに展開しながら、身体の不思議をときあかしていく科学絵本です。

My Body Science Series Super Set

2011

A non-fictional, humorous look at the human body. This set contains the Holes in Your Nose, The Gas We Pass, All About Scabs, Everyone Poops.

Authors

Taro Gomi

Author · 28 books

Taro Gomi (五味太郎) is a major children’s illustrator and writer. He has more than 400 book titles to his credit. His work has been widely translated into 15 other languages. Tarō was born in Tokyo and he graduated from ID department, Kuwazawa Design Institute. His readers range from babies to adults, with an equal number of fans overseas. His work has been appreciated considerably with both domestic and international honours such as the Sankei Jido Shuppan Bunka Award, Bologna Children's Book Fair Award among others. Along with authoring children's books, he is well-known in the fields of Stationery design, clothing design, production of young children's animated videos, CD-ROMs, essays etc. His popular books published in English include Everyone Poops, Santa Through the Window, Where's the Fish?, My Friends and The Crocodile and the Dentist.

Amanda Mayer Stinchecum

His name is written as やぎゅうげんいちろう or 柳生弦一郎 in Japanese.