Fun poetry about the organs of the human body. Lots of allusions to other famous poems.

I suggest reading the informational call out boxes to provide background information and context before reading each poem. Helpful glossary of science terms and poetic forms in the back matter.

Random Body Parts is an adorable and witty book of verse about, well… random body parts. The illustrations are fantastic and humorous, and the verse is fast paced and relatable. As an adult reader I did find the verse to be rather juvenile but nonetheless relatable. Personally, as I don’t have kids, I would purchase this book based on the hilarious anatomical content and the lovely illustrations.

Also, I would love to buy this for any young kids in my family or, had I kids, for them! Just imagine reading this at bedtime:

“You can search for lost words on my tip,
Or reveal hidden thoughts when I slip.
With my muscle-bound shove,
Tasty foods that you love,
Deconstruct on a long downward trip.”

(Yep. My kids are going to be the ultimate nerds one day.)

I think the true genius in this book is that the illustrations and easy verse make it suitable for a younger audience from age 5, but the learning opportunity about poetry and anatomy also makes it appropriate for an audience of the age of about 10.

Disclaimer: I received an e-galley of this book via NetGalley in exchange for an honest review.

I didn't read all the riddles but it's fun and funny and great for little factual tidbits about the human body.

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This is a perfect book for discussing both poetry and science with your young children. I plan to use it next year for our homeschool, but even those who don't homeschool can enjoy this with their children.

I received a free ARC of this book from Netgalley in exchange for an honest review. I found this book to be a little uneven. The level of the poems and the level of the short explanations of the body parts in the poems seemed to be very different. The poems seemed written more for younger children, and the explanations were written a much higher level. The poems were cute, but I had trouble following the scansion in many of them. The explanations of the poems and the glossary in the back of the book were helpful.

This book is very clever and unique; it must have taken a lot of effort to make each rhyme so descriptive and imaginative. I read several of them aloud for students to guess the body part. (not all are that easy) I even learned the word "borborygmus" I think it would be a great idea to have students write their own rhymes.

This was a fun little book of poetry about - random body parts. I liked how many of the poems took from other famous poems, lines, or forms. The author also included facts about each body part and discussed the types of peoms used at the end of the book. I, of course, was partial to the spleen poem

4 stars

Random Body Parts is a SUPER cute book of short poems about several different parts of the body, including the heart, the stomach, the eyelids, and the bloodstream. I absolutely loved several of the poems, while others were a little "eh" for me. The best part of the whole book (definitely warranting an extra half star) was the superb illustration work done by Mike Lowery. The next best part of this book was the little excerpts about each body part following the poem. They were easy to understand and also included prompts for how to sound out difficult words.


Overall, a cute book about human anatomy-- definitely would buy for a child who is interested in science/the body. Probably grades 3-5 appropriate

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It advertises "Gross Anatomical Riddles In Verse". How could I possibly NOT be interested in this booklet?

It's aimed at children, and I think it's still enjoyable even when you're no longer exactly a child. It tries to spark an interest into the human body (which I always applaud) and also into poetry as some of the riddles contain more or less obvious hints at Shakespeare. If you've already got some knowledge about the human body you're probably not going to learn anything new, but if it motivates anyone to go looking for more information it has done a great job.

Thanks to the publisher and Netgalley for providing me with a free copy of this book in exchange for an honest review!