Jenkins, Steve, 1952-

Bones : skeletons and how they work / Steve Jenkins. - 1st ed. - New York : Scholastic Press, 2010. - 1 v. (unpaged, some folded) : col. ill. ; 29 cm.

Large bones, small bones -- Bones, bones, bones -- That's a handful -- Arm yourself -- You're grounded -- Big foot -- Support group -- Bony protection -- That's a lot of ribs -- Got your back -- The long and short of it -- Head case -- Making connections -- Rib-it -- Jump! -- Moving on -- Some assembly required -- Congratulations! -- More about bones : facts, stories, history, and science.

A guide to human and animal skeletons provides informative comparisons while sharing such facts as the number of bones in the human body and the ways that skeletal structures work.

980 Lexile Grades 3-6 (SLJ)

978-0-545-04651-0


Skeleton--Juvenile literature.
Bones--Juvenile literature.

QL821 / .J46 2010 QL821 / .J465 2010

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