You Can't Take Your Body To a Repair Shop

You Can't Take Your Body To a Repair Shop
by Harriet Ziefert and Fred Ehrlich, M.D.
Drawings by Amanda Haley

Published: 2004 Publisher: Blue Apple Books
Hardback: 36 pages ISBN: 1-59354-057-4

Genre: Children's book
Recommended for children 5+ and grades K - 4.

Plot Summary:
This children's book is written by a doctor with more than thirty years experience working with children and their families. This book is part of a "You Can't" series and focuses on illnesses commonly affecting kids. The authors explain what makes you sick in easy to understand language and explanations. Some of the illnesses explained are tummy aches, vomiting, diarrhea, colds, flus, pimples, warts, and allergies. The book includes humorous short verses to make the explanations even more clear and relatable. The illustrations are also humorous and very relatable. The book helps to explain illnesses while taking the fear out of being sick away.

Quantitative Reading Level:
Lexile Level not available

Qualitative Reading Level:
According to the SCASS Informational Text Complexity and Qualitative Measures Rubric, this text can be categorized as Slightly Complex. As far as text structure and organization, the text is very clear. The illustrations directly support the text and assist to interpret the explanations of the various details while also supplying humor. Its language features are conventional and straight-forward. Most vocabulary is familiar and conversational and simple terms are used to describe various medical conditions. The sentence structure is primarily simple. The purpose is clear and consistent throughout the book. There are not many knowledge demands but a basic understanding of various diseases would help bring meaning to the text. The experiences portrayed are common to all readers and there are no allusions to other texts.

Content Area:
English
Science (Biology, Diseases, Human immune system)

Content Area Standards for Science:

CA Common Core State Standards
CCSS Grade 1 Reading Standard for Informational Text: 1. Ask and answer questions about key details in a text. 2. Identify the main topic and retell key details of a text.

CA Science Standards
CA Science Standard Grade 4 Life Sciences:
Living organisms depend on one another and on their environment for survival. As a basis for understanding this concept:
b. Students know that in any particular environment, some kinds of plants and animals survive well, some survive less well, and some cannot survive at all.
d. Students know that most microorganisms do not cause disease and that many are beneficial.


Curriculum Suggestions:
1. Disease study
2. Immune system study
3. The way the body works study

Links:
Science and Technology For Kids Website

CDC Recommended Websites For kids