We've compiled a list of the most fun and educational books on the human body for kids. Students are naturally intrigued by lessons on human anatomy, as most kids in this age group have questions how their body works and LOVE to hear all the  'gross' aspects of human anatomy. In fact, we noticed that interjecting a little 'ick' into your human body curriculum can go a long way in retaining attention. 

Human body books for kids are also ideal for making a fairly complicated subject area more kid friendly-- with more age-appropriate words, explanations, and illustrations specifically picked for young minds. Below are some of the best children's books about the human body.  Please note that as an Amazon Associate, we earn from qualifying purchases.

What Happens to
a Hamburger?
(a Lets Read & Find Out
Science book about the
human digestive system)
by Paul Showers 
Kindergarten - 2nd grade 

My Five Senses
(a Lets Read & Find
Out Science series
book about human
senses--good intro)
Kindergarten - 2nd grade 

Why I Sneeze, Shiver,
Hiccup, and Yawn
(Lets Read & Find Out
Science book about how
body reflexes help
to keep us healthy)
Kindergarten - 2nd grade

Hear Your Heart
(a Let's Read & Find Out
Science series introduction
to the human heart)
by Paul Showers
1st grade - 5th grade

A Drop of Blood
(a Lets Read and Find
Out Science series book
about blood's vital role
in the human body)
by Paul Showers
Kindergarten - 3rd grade

Inside Your Outside!
All About the Human
Body (a Cat in the Hat
Library book--funny,
accessible, interesting)
Preschool - 1st grade

Dem Bones
(explores the skeletal
system, using the folk
song 'Dem Bones.')
by Bob Barner 
2nd grade - 4th grade 

Parts
(a little boy panics about
some bodily functions--
great discussion starter)
by Ted Arnold
Kindergarten - 2nd grade

Me and My
Amazing Body
(young girl guides
readers on a tour of
the human body)
by Joan Sweeney
Preschool - 2nd grade

Bones
(highly visual look at the
human skeleton, with
truly outstanding art)
by Steve Jenkins
3rd grade - 6th grade

From Head to Toe
The Amazing Human
Body and How It Works--
fun illustrations!
by Barbara Seuling
3rd grade - 5th grade

Bones
(a science reader about
the body's skeleton)
by Stephen Krensky
Kindergarten - 1st grade

My Bodyworks
(award winning picture
book and 12-song CD
that teaches about the parts
of the human body)
Kindergarten - 2nd grade

The Blood-Hungry
Spleen
and Other Poems About
Our Parts (34 silly but
educational poems) 
3rd grade - 5th grade

The Body Book
Easy-To-Make Hands-
On Models (fantastic!
Handouts for kids to
create models)
4th grade - 7th grade

The Magic School
Bus Inside the
Human Body
(Mrs. Frizzle's class
shrinks down and goes
into the human body)
by Joanna Cole 
1st grade - 4th grade

My First Body
Book
(DK encyclopedia
with accessible text
and tons of pictures)
by Christopher Rice
1st grade - 4th grade

The Magic School
Bus Explores
the Senses
(Mrs. Frizzle's class
shrinks down and goes
into the human body)
by Joanna Cole
2nd grade - 5th grade

Dr. Frankenstein's
Human Body Book
The Monstrous Truth About
How Your Body Works
(Dr. Frankenstein's
body building course)
5th grade - 8th grade

Brain Games
(a Let's Read & Find
Out Science book
on how germs can make
you sick and how your
body fights them off)
by Melvin Berger
1st grade - 3rd grade

National Geographic
Kids Brain Games
subtitled The Mind-
Blowing Science of Your
Amazing Brain
by Jennifer Swanson
3rd grade - 7th grade

Alive: The Living
Breathing Human
Body Book
(full of novelties like
pop-ups, pull tables,
sound chips, fiber
optics, illustrations...)
by DK Publishing
4th grade and Up

The Way We Work
(an award winning,
"enlightening,
entertaining, and a
visual delight")
by David Macaulay
6th grade & up

Enjoy the books!

Betsy, Cindy, and Virginia (the teachers/sisters behind this website)

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