Inside In
X-Rays of Nature's Hidden World
Published on 16. March 2024
Book
Paperback/Softback
128 pages
978-1-77164-681-9 (ISBN)
Description
A perfect book for STEM learning: Kids ages 8-12 will love these creepy X-Rays of bugs, reptiles, mammals, and more!
A Smithsonian Magazine Best Children's Book of the Year
Using incredible X-ray techniques, Inside In displays creatures and their natural habitats in a never-before-seen way. Kids will learn the awesome answers to questions like:
What does a bee look like under its furry coat?
How does a seahorse protect itself with armor and a skeleton?
How does a tree frog use its eyes to swallow?
This visually stunning and highly original book features:
X-ray images are cool and fun to look at!
Simple text helps kids understand the animals and plants in each image.
Pops of neon colors make animals and plants come to life.
A Smithsonian Magazine Best Children's Book of the Year
Using incredible X-ray techniques, Inside In displays creatures and their natural habitats in a never-before-seen way. Kids will learn the awesome answers to questions like:
What does a bee look like under its furry coat?
How does a seahorse protect itself with armor and a skeleton?
How does a tree frog use its eyes to swallow?
This visually stunning and highly original book features:
X-ray images are cool and fun to look at!
Simple text helps kids understand the animals and plants in each image.
Pops of neon colors make animals and plants come to life.
Reviews / Votes
A Smithsonian Magazine Children's Book of the Year and a NSTA-CBC 2022 Outstanding Science Trade Book"What can you see by looking inside an animal?...[the] images are the attraction. [E]ncourages a sense of wonder."
-Kirkus Reviews, STARRED review
"van 't Riet's beautiful bioramas... will be what draw curious readers in."
-Smithsonian Magazine
"Stunning x-ray photographs of animals reveal the structures beneath skin, scales, fur and shells. The photographs are fantastically clear ... Hand this to kids who are interested in anatomy and nonfiction on animals, ages 7 and up."
-Youth Services Book Review
"A visually intriguing book that will attract all kinds of readers."
-Booklist
"Stunningly beautiful and unique x-ray photographs of animals accompany engaging, thought-provoking, and funny text. This interactive book teaches us to notice details on the how and why of each animal's body shape."
-Sara Levine, veterinarian and award-winning author of science books for kids including Bone by Bone: Comparing Animal Skeletons
"The most intriguing x-ray collection I've ever seen, and I have seen a lot of x-rays. The pictures are enthralling, supported by informative and entertaining facts. Kids will love the book, learning about our natural world in an immediate and unique way. Every picture tells a story they say, but these pictures tell a story on another level completely. A stunning project, truly AMAZING."
-Nick Veasey, X-ray photographer and author of X-Treme X-Ray: See the World Inside Out, X-Ray: See Through the World Around You, and Inside Out.
"This brilliant book is a must for every classroom library."
-Dr. Erica Colon, Founder and CEO of Nitty Gritty Science, LLC
"Children will love exploring the amazing, creepy X-rays of insects, reptiles, mammals and other creatures inside this stunning book... a visual and an educational treat."
- Pam Norfolk, The Lancashire Evening Post
"X-rays are pretty cool. in the case of this book, they allowed Arie, who worked in a hospital, to use his talent to peek inside insects, frogs, and other animals. The photos are amazing."
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More details
Language
English
Place of publication
Canada
Target group
Children/juvenile
US School Grade: From Second Grade to Seventh Grade, Interest Age: From 7 to 12 years
Illustrations
Full color illustrations throughout
Dimensions
Height: 203 mm
Width: 254 mm
Thickness: 13 mm
Weight
498 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-77164-681-9 (9781771646819)
Copyright in bibliographic data and cover images is held by Nielsen Book Services Limited or by the publishers or by their respective licensors: all rights reserved.
Schweitzer Classification
Other editions
Previous edition
Book
10/2021
Greystone Books,Canada
€37.35
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Persons
Jan Paul Schutten has been writing children's nonfiction books since 2003. His books are popular and critically acclaimed; he has won several awards including the Gouden Griffel (Golden Stylus) for his book Children of Amsterdam.
Arie van 't Riet is a Dutch artist and medical physicist who uses X-ray equipment to create "bioramas"-X-ray portraits of animals and plants. While teaching the physics of radiation and radiation safety, he became interested in the application of low-energy X-rays to capture delicate objects. Arie van 't Riet is "inspired by the unbelievable beauty of nature... and its wonderful complexity."
Arie van 't Riet is a Dutch artist and medical physicist who uses X-ray equipment to create "bioramas"-X-ray portraits of animals and plants. While teaching the physics of radiation and radiation safety, he became interested in the application of low-energy X-rays to capture delicate objects. Arie van 't Riet is "inspired by the unbelievable beauty of nature... and its wonderful complexity."
Content
First, a few words . . .
Hey, wait a minute. What exactly are X-ray photographs?
Arthropods and mollusks
The scorpion: What a cutie!
The giant prawn: Underwater knights
The bumblebee: Buzzing hourglasses
The dragonfly: Born stunt pilots
The butterfly: Bodybuilding caterpillars
The centipede: A head with legs
The snail: The mushiest mollusk
Fish
The eel: Swimming serpents
The silver pomfret: A bit of fish with your bones?
The roach and the perch: Fishy failures
The garfish and the barracuda: Sleek and speedy
The small-spotted catshark: Just a big old pussycat!
The John Dory: An underwater vacuum cleaner
The anglerfish: Fish that go fishing
The catfish: Who are you calling a tongue?
The sole: Art and sole
The ray: Bend or break
The seahorse: The odd fish out
Amphibians
The marsh frog: Why frogs are more skillful than princes
The tree frog: Eating with your eyes
Reptiles
The tegu: Tegunosaurus rex
The bearded dragon: A spiny beard
The long-tailed grass lizard: Snakes with legs
The monitor lizard and the python: A legless lizard
The crocodile and the python: A couple of losers
The chameleon: The tongue of death
The red-eared slider turtle: Cold-blooded centenarians
The constrictor: The bigger the appetite, the bigger the mouth
Birds
The barn owl: Big guy, huh?
The wagtail: Swimming in the air
The long-eared owl: Back-to-front knees
The buzzard: Out of hand
The pheasant: Mini-ostriches
The jay: Sleeping on one leg
The duck: Land-air-and-water birds
Songbirds: Spot the differences
Mammals
The bat: Flap your hands
The mouse: Super-mice
The rat: Family feud
The shrew and the vole: A case of mistaken identity
The rabbit and the hare: Same but different
The mole: Mammals never have more than five fingers (even when they have six)
The hedgehog: A prickly mole
The weasel: As wise as a weasel
The squirrel: Handy little monsters
The fox: The tale of a tail
The deer: Living skeletons
The squirrel monkey: Monkey brains!
About the inventor
Index
Hey, wait a minute. What exactly are X-ray photographs?
Arthropods and mollusks
The scorpion: What a cutie!
The giant prawn: Underwater knights
The bumblebee: Buzzing hourglasses
The dragonfly: Born stunt pilots
The butterfly: Bodybuilding caterpillars
The centipede: A head with legs
The snail: The mushiest mollusk
Fish
The eel: Swimming serpents
The silver pomfret: A bit of fish with your bones?
The roach and the perch: Fishy failures
The garfish and the barracuda: Sleek and speedy
The small-spotted catshark: Just a big old pussycat!
The John Dory: An underwater vacuum cleaner
The anglerfish: Fish that go fishing
The catfish: Who are you calling a tongue?
The sole: Art and sole
The ray: Bend or break
The seahorse: The odd fish out
Amphibians
The marsh frog: Why frogs are more skillful than princes
The tree frog: Eating with your eyes
Reptiles
The tegu: Tegunosaurus rex
The bearded dragon: A spiny beard
The long-tailed grass lizard: Snakes with legs
The monitor lizard and the python: A legless lizard
The crocodile and the python: A couple of losers
The chameleon: The tongue of death
The red-eared slider turtle: Cold-blooded centenarians
The constrictor: The bigger the appetite, the bigger the mouth
Birds
The barn owl: Big guy, huh?
The wagtail: Swimming in the air
The long-eared owl: Back-to-front knees
The buzzard: Out of hand
The pheasant: Mini-ostriches
The jay: Sleeping on one leg
The duck: Land-air-and-water birds
Songbirds: Spot the differences
Mammals
The bat: Flap your hands
The mouse: Super-mice
The rat: Family feud
The shrew and the vole: A case of mistaken identity
The rabbit and the hare: Same but different
The mole: Mammals never have more than five fingers (even when they have six)
The hedgehog: A prickly mole
The weasel: As wise as a weasel
The squirrel: Handy little monsters
The fox: The tale of a tail
The deer: Living skeletons
The squirrel monkey: Monkey brains!
About the inventor
Index