Genre 4: Nonfiction: A Book by Seymour Simon

Guts: Our Digestive System

1. BIBLIOGRAPHY
Simon, Seymour. Guts Our Digestive System. Harper Collins Publishers, 2005. ISBN 0-06-054651-4.

2. PLOT SUMMARY
In this book Seymour Simon explains how the digestive system works twenty-four hours a day. Guts illuminates how major organs including the stomach and intestines move food through the body.

3. CRITICAL ANALYSIS
Do you have questions such as, why is it important to chew your food, how long does it take for food to travel through your body, do I really have twenty feet of small intestines? Well if you do then Guts by Seymour Simon is the book for you. If you've never thought much about your digestive system then you will after reading this book. This book is a straightforward, scientific, detailed look into the digestive system. Guts vividly tells us how the body digest food starting with our teeth and ending with waste. Simon presents the digestive system process in an interesting way. It keeps the readers coming back for more. It is obvious that Mr. Simon has spent time researching and verifying the content of this book. It is definitely not lacking in organization. If you have a questions about a certain step in the digestive system, you can easily access the information needed. The real life photos are very detailed and colorful. Although some pictures are graphic in nature, it does not leave the reader "wondering about anything." : )
The writing in this book is very clear. Simon certainly drives home the point "you are what eat." After reading this book you will certainly second guess what you allow to enter into your body.
This book was certainly and eyeopener and a must read by everyone!


4. REVIEW EXCERPT(S)
"I can't believe my body does all of that."
--James Harry, My son, 6 years old


5. CONNECTIONS
Personal:
I had my gall bladder removed several years ago and I never really investigated the job of the gall bladder or had seen pictures until now. I now understand why there was so much pain! Thank goodness it's gone.

Other Books by Seymour Simon:
The Brain: Our Nervous System
Bones: Our Skeletal System
Eyes and Ears
The Heart: Our Circulatory System
Muscles: Our Muscular System