This book was efficiently designed as it discussed all aspects of the human body. Its creative touches (including aliens and experiments in a story) did a lot to make the story extremely appealing.
     By reading something unique and different from what I normally read, I found that the topic was interesting as I learned a lot about the body that I did not know before. The activities in the book helped me understand the subject more clearly. They were fun to do, engrossing, and I understood them quite well. Some of them were things I already knew although the author wrote the experiments in an awesome way. I liked the humour and information the most in the story. I didn’t enjoy the part of the book that repeated some of the same information over. That was the only part that I found a bit boring. This book was very informative so I definitely did learn a little. For instance, I learned that at birth, babies have 350 bones, but by the time they are adults some bones come together and they end up with 206 bones. Did you know that a human moves about 72 muscles to say a word and 200 to take one step? This book is definitely worth spending money on. Earthlings Inside and Out was perfect except for the repetition. If it were erased, I would give the book an A+!
     The story that went along with the information was humourous and the dialogue and quotes were delightful. The illustrations were especially adorable. Earthlings Inside and Out was very well put together, showing a lot of time and effort. As the book was intriguing, I would rate it a nine out of ten.

(Originally published in the Summer 1999 issue of YES Mag.)