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Relates the adventures of two children as they journey through the human body and learn about its structure.

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Gr 4-6 Something of a Fantastic Voyage for kids, The Magic Anatomy Book attempts to combine fact and fantasy into a readable investigation of human physiology. Twins Max and Molly and their grandmother's cat Baxter find a magnifying glass and an anatomy book. The glass reduces them to molecular size; they fall into the book, which has become a functioning female body; and the adventure begins. Their guide through the body is Freewilly, a sizable drop of body fluid. They meet the various functioning cells of the body, are attacked by body defenders such as white blood cells, and are subsequently rescued and transported by red blood cells, neurons, and lymphs. They do kill a cell, which is unforgivable, and must leave, making their way up a hair shaft and out a follicle. The writing is fairly straightforward, with ocasional lapses into the pseudo-eloquent: ``discoveries (in the attic) could challenge Matt to his utmost speculations and inspire Molly to raptures of elaborate imaginings.'' Each page is illustrated, usually with large, bright color drawings of the kids in their current predicament or of monster-like configurations of the attacking cells. Frequently accurate, usually labeled color diagrams of body parts are included. In all, it's a format reminiscent of some of the hi-lo adventure books for upper elementary/lower middle grades, and it will have limited appeal. It's a lot to plow through for those just looking for factual information, and, for pleasure readers, the outcome is all too predictable. Denise L. Moll, Gallimore Elementary School, Canton, Mich. (c) Copyright 2010. Library Journals LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted.