THE MUSEUM OF ODD BODY LEFTOVERS
A TOUR OF YOUR USELESS PARTS, FLAWS, AND OTHER WEIRD BITS
Illustrated by Clayton Hanmer
Published by Greystone Books, 2022
Welcome to the weirdest museum you’ll ever explore—the one inside your body.
Did you know your amazing, incredible body is a walking, talking museum of evolution? In The Museum of Odd Body Leftovers, tour guides Wisdom Tooth and Disappearing Kidney lead readers through a wacky museum dedicated to vestigial structures: body parts that were essential to our ancestors but are no longer useful to us—even though they’re still hanging around.
From goosebumps and hiccups and monkey muscles, each room in the museum has stories to tell about our past. By the time we make it to the gift shop, we’ll understand that evolution is not only messy and imperfect, but also ongoing.
Engaging, hilarious, and a visual treat, The Museum of Odd Body Leftovers is a place you’ll want to visit again and again.
Reviews
"[A] hilarious look at evolution." —The Globe & Mail
"Accesible and enjoyable... Any school or public library nonfiction section would benefit from having this book in its collection, and it's sure to become a favourite of kids and educators alike." —Quill & Quire STARRED Review
"Kids and adult alike will love poring over the different sections of this book and will delight in informing their friends and family members of the facts they've learned. A highly recommended purchase for every school and classroom library." —School Library Journal STARRED Review
"A delightful tour through the body's forgotten parts, you will be taken on a charming trip through the weird and wonderful "useless" bits of the human body and learn interesting facts about how our bodies came to be." —Jennifer Z. Paxton, senior lecturer in Anatomy and author of Anatomicum: Welcome to the Museum
"Both educational and entertaining... A quirky STEM selection for unengaged readers and budding biologists alike." —Booklist
AWARDS
Winner of the 2022 Science Writers and Communicators of Canada’s award for outstanding contributions to science writing
