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Bones: Skeletons and How They Work

Steve Jenkins

Finalist:Cybils -Nonfiction Picture Book (2010)
Nominee:Kentucky Bluegrass Award -Grades 3-5 (2012)
Caldecott Honor winner Steve Jenkins presents a fascinating look at the bones of the human body as compared to the bones of animals, and shows them off!

This book is far from skinny -- it's the definitive nonfiction title about human and animal bones, delivered with in-your-face accuracy and intrigue. In this visually driven volume, kids come face-to-face with some head-to-toe boney comparisons, many of them shown at actual size. Here you'll find the differences between a man's hand and that of a spider monkey; the great weight of an elephant's leg, paired with the feather-light femur of a stork; and rib-tickling info about snakes and sloths. How many bones are in the whole human body?

Book Details

  • Publisher: Scholastic Reference
  • Publish Date: Aug 1st, 2010
  • Pages: 48
  • Language: English
  • Edition: undefined - undefined
  • Dimensions: 11.22in - 9.24in - 0.43in - 1.14lb
  • EAN: 9780545046510
  • Recommended age: 07-10
  • Categories: Science & Nature - Anatomy & Physiology

About the Author

Steve Jenkins is a master at delivering science in accessible fun books that kids, teachers, and librarians love. His honors include the Caldecott Honor Award, a NEW YORK TIMES Ten Best Illustrated citation, a BOSTON GLOBE/HORN BOOK Award for Nonfiction, and several ALA Notables.