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I think this would be a cool book to read to a child interested in science or the human body. Each page describes the process of digesting food in very simple terms. Some of the pages even immerse the reader by getting them to do small experiments to get a physical representation of what digestion is. ( )

This book would be extremely difficult to read with students for several reasons. For one, it frequently prompts students to try something (in the narrative) that a child simply cannot do without a fair amount of preparations and adult supervision. For instance, how is a child expected to make a sugar-water solution for tasting without adult guidance and permission? Secondly, many of the illustrations take place inside a diner, with mostly pictures of really greasy or otherwise unhealthy foods like french fries next to the paragraph about "healthy foods help you grow stronger." While I like the idea of walking students through the digestive system by following the life cycle of a specific food, I would not recommend using this book to do so. ( )

Digestion is an interesting topic to teach little children. This book, WHAT HAPPENS TO A HAMBURGER?, provides a fun story intertwined with factual information about digestion. Kids will love the funny humor and great illustrations that this book contains. The use of diagrams and real-life pictures to depict different aspects of digestion gives readers a true look at this topic. While there are no access features in this book, it is organized like a fiction storybook, which is appealing to emerging readers. If a nonfiction book is needed for a unit on the human body or where food goes, this book would make a great statement in the classroom. ( )

How does your stomach digest food? This book gives an in depth look at how food goes through your system in simple language for a child to easily understand. In the classroom: Digesting process, how we get enery from food, research report ( )