This book is not very explicit about the human hands, but it does give good details about your hand appearance and what you can use them for. With the science curriculum this book about hands will fall under anatomy. This book is a good opening to teaching children anatomy without the realizing it. This book would pair good with having the children do activities with their hands to show them physically what their hands could do. ( )

This is a book about the structure, mechanics, and functionality of our hands.
Ages 3-6

discusses all the things that are hands can do (touch things, buttoning a shirt, driving a car).
3 books.

This story was so cute! I love how the author talked about the hands first and then dived into the specifics- what each finger does, how pairs of fingers work together, etc. I'd use this book when discussing the five senses. ( )

Everybody has two hands and we use them for everything. It would be very hard to do things without them. I love this book. It shows everything about the hand. It names the different fingers and shows different things your hands can do. It is a great book to show a pre k class when talking about parts of the body. They will be able act out the book as someone reads it. ( )

My Hands is best suited for children in preschool through first grade. The book would be helpful in assisting children with distinguishing between their right and left hand. It also introduces each of the five fingers. First, by name, and then by a distinguishing feature. For example, “the middle finger is the longest”. The book also discusses a few of the many ways that we use our hands. Many of the beginnings of the lines were repetitious. Again, this would be useful and fun for children who are learning about their hands. I read this book to my 3-year-old son, and he enjoyed it. As we went through the book naming the different things that our hands could do, he imitated what the children in the book were doing. ( )

This book talks about the importance of our hands. If it wasnt for our hands we could write for example or we couldnt even eat with a fork. Are hands are very important to our bodies and that what this book talks about. ( )

This book is all about hands. It teaches you the left from the right and tells you why thumbs are important. It explains the importance of having thumbs and without them you couldn't pick up anything! The story also tells you the reason we have finger nails. This book was really cute and it would be good to introduce in a lesson about biology and the parts of the human body. ( )

This book teaches children the anatomy of their hands and how they work. It teaches them about touch, whats inside your hand, and what makes them work. ( )

The book shows the many different ways to use your hands and the importance of them. The book goes into detail in the parts of the hands. ( )

This book is about the importance of our hands. It states the purpose of our hands and what we use them for as well. ( )

This book tells all about the hand and what it can do. It tells all the parts of the hand, such as the thumb, index finger, middle finger, ring finger, and the pinkey. It also tells of what the hand feels, from hot to cold, smooth to prickly. ( )

My Hands is a book about our hands and how we use them all day everyday. It explains the different parts of our hands and how our hands change over time from when we were babies to when we get older. It explains how so people are different and use different hands to do things. This would be a good book to read to children when learning about body parts and that if your left handed or right handed its ok. Just because you use a different hand doesn't make it a bad thing. ( )

Aliki wrote "My hands"' to describe and explain the importance of our hands. It's also to help kids identify the name of their fingers and how they do feel when they touch things. They will connect with other people by using their hands to wave, to play games, to work, to eat,and to make music.Hands are a part our body, so this book shows to children what they do well things when they use their hands to do things.

This early-education concept book is easy to follow, well drawn, and clearly portrays the subject matter.

The organizational structure of the book is presented in a way that demonstrates in increasing levels of complexity, the uses for one's hands.

I both like the inclusion of the word "ambidextrous" and dislike the fact there was no clue to its pronunciation for the reader (young or old). ( )

This book informs the reader on what the different fingers are called and many of the activities the hands or fingers can do. I think this book is written more effectively then "My Feet". ( )

Hands demostrates all of the different way we use our hands and fingers during everyday activities such as: wearing rings, pointing,carrying, and waving.
Pierce College Library
Ages:3-5