National Geographic Kids Brain Games: The Mind-Blowing Science Of Your Amazing Brain Read Free Books and Download eBooks
QUICK: Name the most powerful and complex supercomputer ever built. Give up? Here’s a hint: It’s housed in your head and it’s the one thing that makes you YOU. Your brain is mission control for the rest of your body and steers you through life. Not bad for something the size of a softball that looks like a wrinkled grey sponge!In this fascinating, interactive book -- a companion to the National Geographic Channel hit show – kids explore the parts of the brain and how it all works, brainy news nuggets from a neuroscientist, plus fun facts and crazy challenges.
Lexile Measure: 750 (What's this?)
Series: National Geographic Kids
Paperback: 112 pages
Publisher: National Geographic Children's Books (September 8, 2015)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 1426320701
ISBN-13: 978-1426320705
Product Dimensions: 8.5 x 0.3 x 10.8 inches
Shipping Weight: 7.2 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
Average Customer Review: 4.9 out of 5 stars See all reviews (36 customer reviews)
Best Sellers Rank: #3,809 in Books (See Top 100 in Books) #7 in Books > Children's Books > Education & Reference > Science Studies > Anatomy & Physiology #38 in Books > Children's Books > Activities, Crafts & Games > Games #68 in Books > Children's Books > Science, Nature & How It Works
Age Range: 8 - 12 years
Grade Level: 3 - 7
Brain Games features five chapters worth of mind-bending games, challenges, puzzles, and fast facts designed to explore the limits of the human brain. Among the contents covered in the book include an overview of how your brain turns senses into thoughts; how the brain makes memories; how the brain deals with emotions; how the brain makes decisions; and, how the brain directs the body’s movement.Within each chapter there are a number of sections, each beginning with a challenge (e.g., “Draw a circle with your left hand and AT THE SAME TIME draw a straight line with your right hand.” or “Start singing the ABC song. Did you get it right? Most people learn that song when they are very young. But you don’t sing it every day, so why was your brain able to recall it?”) Afterwards, there is a simple scientific explanation that describes how the brain is operating to account for how the reader responds to the challenge. Also peppered throughout the text are little sidebars cleverly entitled “Mind Matters”. These contain little snippets of information about the power of the brain.As with other National Geographic Kids titles, Brain Games is a beautiful book that is laid out in an eye-catching, child-friendly way using varying and colorful fonts, gorgeous photographs, and interesting infographics. But this book in particular is a visual delight with its fun and entertaining “Brain Breaks”. My kids and I had so much fun flipping through the book and just looking for those!My Bottom Line: Brain Games is another winner from National Geographic Kids! Full of activities, puzzles and fun, this information-packed and beautifully illustrated book will fill your children’s minds while exploring the wonders of the most powerful computer in existence. I highly recommend this title for children ages 8+.* This book was provided to us by the publisher free-of-charge in exchange for our honest reviews. All opinions expressed are our own. *
This book is great and very informative!!! We all were reading it on xmas and it has brain challenges, optical illusions and great facts about why the brain acts and sees what it does. GREAT for those kids who don't care to read uninteresting books and very well written! A ++ to this book!
My 10 year old and 8 year old seem to really enjoy these and I have to tell you, I don't even understand some of them. Can someone tell me what is at the end of a rainbow? I said pot of gold but it is the letter W. So this book is letting us have some bonding time while getting everyone to think and get a few laughs in. They are mostly laughing at me which is fine =)
My nine-year-old bought this at the Scholastic book fair months ago. Since then, she has read and reread BRAIN GAMES multiple times. She loves the challenges and the information about the brain. Jennifer Swanson squeezed in loads of fun and learning into this book. She makes the complicated brain something we can all understand. This book may be written for the children's market, but teens and adults enjoy the challenges and learn from it, too.
“Your brain is the most powerful and complex super computer ever built. It is the one thing that makes you, You!”There are three main parts of the brain: the Cerebrum, the cerebellum, and the brainstem. The brain is the most important organ in the human body. It controls and serves commands throughout. Readers will learn how the brain turns senses into thoughts. Readers will learn sights and sounds are processed through the brains relay center. How does your brain store all of your memories? There is a three step process involving neurons as the brain is constantly making decisions. Do you want an orange or banana? Do you want ice cream or a cookie? Your brain is differentiating between your acquired knowledge. Your brain can then create a short cut which ultimately puts the brain on “autopilot”. Your brain can even get to a point where it makes things up.Readers of all ages will be excited to learn about how the brain works. If you’ve ever wondered how the brain makes your body move when you jump, swim, skateboard, or dance you can learn all about it here. Readers will find puzzles, challenges, colorful illustrations and real photos. The back of the book has brain maps, a glossary, and online resources. Readers can also watch television episodes of brain games on the National Geographic Channel. Parents and teachers can use this guide for teaching, talking and sharing learning about the human brain.
Synopsis- Have you ever wondered what your brain can do – exactly? Why we feel what we feel? What makes us ‘go’? Get ready to take a trip through your brain with this National Geographic Kids book!What I Thought- This is a really fascinating book! I enjoyed reading it. It presents the information in a fun way and makes you want to keep reading. There are new topics on each page, usually under the topic listed at the beginning of the section. (ex: Emotions). There are good activities throughout the book to tickle your brain and are just plain fun to do. The book has pictures through-out it that make the book reminiscent of a scrapbook-type collage. I sincerely recommend this book to everyone interested in the operations of the brain.*NOTE* I got a free copy of this book in exchange for an honest review
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