Inside In
X-Rays of Nature's Hidden World
Age range 8 to 12
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 armour 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 colours make animals and plants come to life.
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.”
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