"How much do you know about your bones? From supporting your body to protecting your organs, it's time to explore bone basics and more. Look inside to discover incredible facts and stories about how your bones work-and what happens when they don't! This book includes a table of contents, glossary of keywords, index, author biography, sidebars, and health tips"--

Discusses the evolution, structure and function of the human and animal skeletal systems. New Look! Relaunched with new jackets and 8 pages of new text! The skeleton is the framework of the body. It supports, moves, and protects, allowing us to walk, run, jump, and swim. Eyewitness Skeleton brings its complexity and ingenuity of design vividly to life. Starting with the human skeleton, it explains how each set of bones functions. It examines in detail...

Skelly the skeleton girl and her dog Femur search for the many things that have suddenly gone missing in Skelly Manor.

Colorful illustrated characters serve as friendly guides in this exploration of what life is like for someone who uses a wheelchair. The age-appropriate text encourages readers to develop empathy for people with disabilities and people who have been injured and need the use of a wheelchair. The text also serves as an important resource for young people who use a wheelchair and want to understand more about how the device works. Educational fact boxes...

In Colonial Massachusetts, the ghost of a recently-buried farmer haunts his widow's house after a dog takes one of his bones on a long journey.

Simple text and photographs describe bones and human skeleton.

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