Provides an understanding of the vital tasks performed by the skeleton, which range from protecting soft organs to manufacturing bloodcells

Did you know human bones are eight times stronger than concrete? Or that both humans and giraffes have seven vertebrae in their necks? You will learn about these amazing human body facts and much more in this fascinating book for children. Packed with amazing 3D computer images highlighted in different colors, The Skeleton Book allows children to explore every bone and joint in the human body in minute detail. Take a look at the spongy inside and tough exterior of the bone structure. Learn about the longest bone in the body and see how bones grow with age. Find out how millions of years of evolution has helped the human body to perform so many tasks with precision. Become a fossil detective and see how archaeologists study and reconstruct ancient skeletons. Explore the future with bionic skeletons and 3D printed bones. With an embossed cover and a pull out five-foot skeleton poster inside the book, The Skeleton Book gives perspective for kids to study a life-size version of the human skeleton.

Provides information on both human and animal skeletons and their bones. Includes bone-tickling riddles that help identify different skeletons, and special see-through pages that show entire animals, inside and out.

Presents an overview of the skeletal system, including key parts of the system and their jobs, how to keep the system healthy, and fun facts.

Bone up on your anatomy -- from head to toe! Just apply each of the 29 labeled stickers to the correct place and get the inside story on your body's framework.

Emerging from his grave, a skeleton cat learns about auditions to be a drummer in a band and, despite the discouragement of his fellow phantoms and trouble along the way, he fulfills his dream of nine lifetimes.

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.