McKinney Library Kid's Catalog

Text and photographs provide a simple introduction to the human skeleton, describing the composition of bone, the names of individual bones, and the function of a skeleton.

Illustrations and text introduce the reader to the skeletal system.

"Describes the human skeleton, including connective tissues, bone growth and repair"--Provided by publisher.

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

Publisher Annotation: Whose bones? A scattering of tiny bones, spread across a vivid background, seem to offer no clues. But turn the page and the bones have elegantly come together, revealing the form of a snake or a lion, a crocodile or an elephant, a flamingo or even a whale. Every vibrant spread of this fascinating book features the skeleton-and also a stylized representation-of a different animal. Even the youngest of readers are invited to scrutinize...

"Simple text and photographs describe bones and human skeleton"--Provided by publisher.