This informative book uses photographs and text to explain different forms of body art around the world. The author examines why people decorate their bodies, from simple adornment to communicating cultural beliefs. It looks at the different ways people decorate themselves, through hairstyles, jewellery, body piercing, body painting, tattoos and scarring.

 

This book is part of a book series called Rainbow Reading Move Your Body .

. This book is part of a reading scheme, meaning that it is a book aimed at children who are learning to read.

There are 24 pages in this book. This book was published 2009 by Cambridge University Press .