Book review: Muscles Make Us Move

Title:  Muscles Make Us Move

Written by: Bill Kirk

Illustrated by:  Eugene Ruble

Soft cover: 31 pages

Ages:   8-13

Publisher:    Guardian Angel Publishing, Inc.

Print ISBN 13 978-1-:616331-134-4; 1616331348

eBook ISBN 13:  978-1-61633-135-1; 616331356

Published:     July 2011

Print Price:    $11.95

                                                                               eBook Price: $5.00

ATTENTION all teachers, parents and students!!

Author Bill Kirk has added another amazing rhyming non-fiction book to his The Sum of Our Parts Series in Guardian Angel Publishing’s Academic Wings,  Muscles Make Us Move!! Like his books about bones and the circulatory system, this book uses easy to memorize fun rhymes to name the major muscle groups and their job in our bodies.

Two names of leg muscles,

Just might make you laugh,

Gastrocnemius and soleus

Are found in the “calf.”

In addition, you will find a valuable teaching and learning aid on every page, a factoid. These are every teacher’s dream because they’re jam packed with vital information in a simple and interesting format.

Factoid

Smooth muscle is also called INVOLUNTARY muscle because the brain tells those muscles what to do without your even knowing about it.

 

Eugene Ruble’s detailed and amusing illustrations add to the value of this book. The full body muscular drawings with over a hundred muscles displayed provide extension learning possibilities for students.

The glossary provides a quick and easy way to identify the muscles highlighted in the book. As a retired teacher, I would highly recommend Muscles Make Us Move for every classroom, school and personal library. I wish I had this book when I was studying anatomy and physiology in college. It’s simple enough for young students and interesting enough for adults to enjoy for years to come.

So remember…

And when brushing your teeth,

After eating dessert,

Buccinators in your cheeks

Make water go “squirt”.

Reviewer: Kathy Stemke

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"S" is for "Secret Service Saint" and "Stilts the Stork"

Secret Service Saint

Author: Janet Ann Collins www.janetanncollins.com
Artist: Eugene Ruble

Loosely based on legends about a famous saint, this book tells the story of Nicholas, who discovered the fun of doing secret good deeds. Kids who read or hear the story at any time of the year will be challenged to do the same.

STILTS, THE STORK

Author: Dixie Phillips www.writing4littleones.blogspot.com
Artist: K.C. Snider www.kcsniderart.com

Plenty of chuckles willbe delivered in this rhymed topsy-turvy adventure about a ditzy stork who adopts an orphaned “egg” she discovers on a golf course. Can a zany stork, who adopts an orphaned “egg” that she discovers on a golf course, deliver plenty of chuckles? Yes! This rhymed, topsy-turvy adventure is guaranteed to tickle your child’s funny bone. Anyone who can follow the antics of Stilts without a chortle or two is an odd bird indeed.

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"L" is for "Little Shepherd" and "Lightning Strikes"

LITTLE SHEPHERD


Author: Cheryl C. Mandrinos www.ccmalandrinos.com
Artist: Eugene Ruble


In the hills outside Bethlehem, Obed guards his first flock of sheep. When the angels appear to tell of the Savior’s birth, he is hesitant to follow the others to see the new King. When Obed returns to his sheep, he realizes it is a night of miracles.



LIGHTNING STRIKES

Author: Kevin McNamee http://www.kevinmcnamee.com/
Artist: Eugene Ruble


“Lightning Strikes, I count to ten. I don’t hear thunder until then.” Science and Math come together to educate and entertain. This fun, rhyming counting book will help teach children to count backwards, and to understand the principles of lightning and thunder.





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"E" is for "Ebeneezer's Cousin" "Earthquake" "Trouble on Earthday"

Ebeneezer's Cousin

Author: Kristen Zajac http://www.kristenzajac.com/
Artist: Jennifer Thomas Houdeshell www.zhibit.org/Jenniferhoudeshellartist

Maria Jimenez and her dad share many things including a passion for going to see the monkeys at their local primate sanctuary. But when Maria’s father returns home from military service with an injury, how will she find a way to help him recapture his spirit and independence?



EARTHQUAKE!

Author: Susan J Berger http://www.susanjberger.com/
Artist: Eugene Ruble

This book about Earthquakes empowers your kids with information and preparedness. What causes earthquakes? Can we predict them? How are earthquakes measured? How do we prepare for them? There are lots of fun factoids and a few experiments. (Learn how to make your own seiche.) What was the biggest earthquake? Find out here.


EARTHQUAKE! won HONORABLE MENTION in the Wild Card Category at the 2009 GREEN BOOK


TROUBLE ON EARTH DAY

Author: Kathy Stemke
Artist: Kurt Wilcken

This is a fun and educational story about a Squirrel who helps a new friend while saving the earth. This book is a one stop shopping value for parents and teachers because the teacher's guide is full of great recycling ideas, craft projects, and worksheet pages. It should be available for purchase by June 2011!



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C is for Children's books! CRASH & CIRCULATION CELEBRATION

CRASH! Now in Spanish too!
Author: Mayra Calvani www.MayrasSecretBookcase.com
Artist: Anna Pylypchuk
Marcelo is thrilled when he gets a golden retriever puppy for his birthday, but now he faces one of the toughest jobs of his life, not only because owning a pet is a huge responsibility, but because he has to find the perfect name for it—and that’s hard!






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Circulation Celebration!
Author: Bill Kirk www.billkirkwrites.com
Artist: Eugene Ruble
The circulation system is not something you can easily get your hands on. So, learning about all the blood vessels and how the heart keeps the blood moving through your entire body, twenty-four hours a day isn’t the easiest thing in the world.This rhyming book full of factoids and games, is here to help.



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