The Skeleton Inside You (Let's-Read-and-Find-Out Science 2) [Paperback]

Philip Balestrino (Author), True Kelley (Illustrator)

Book Description

Age Level: 5 and up | Grade Level: K and up | Series: Let's-Read-and-Find-Out Science 2

Your skeleton helps you leap, somersault, and touch your toes -- without it, you would be as floppy as a beanbag! There are over 200 bones living and growing inside you that make up your skeleton. There are also ligaments and joints that hold your bones together, and cartilage in your bendable parts like your ears and your nose. Learn all about what a skeleton can do -- because this isn't some make-believe Halloween skeleton, this is the real skeleton inside you.

Product Details

• Reading level: Ages 5 and up
  
• Paperback: 32 pages
• Publisher: Collins; Revised edition (March 14, 1989)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0064450872
• ISBN-13: 978-0064450874
• Product Dimensions: 6.8 x 8.7 x 0.1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 3.2 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (11 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #11,074 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
  • #4 in Books > 4-for-3 Books > Science > Biological Sciences > Anatomy
  • #7 in Books > 4-for-3 Books > Children's Books > Science, Nature & How It Works > Anatomy & Physiology
  • #9 in Books > 4-for-3 Books > Medicine > Basic Science > Anatomy

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23 of 25 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Very interesting and informative! My kids love it!, August 29, 1999

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This review is from: The Skeleton Inside You (Let's-Read-and-Find-Out Science 2) (Paperback)

This book details what the bones in your body look like and their functions. Colorful pictures are helpful and entertaining. This book also mentions a broken arm. Fun reading if your child is in a cast.

8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Fantastic!, December 11, 2008

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Courtney Condo "CCsmc1205" (Colchester, VT) - See all my reviews
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I bought this book at a Scholastic book fair my elementary school put on in the early 90s. The book remains one of my treasured favorites (16 years later). In fact, I found myself quoting it just the other day ("Without bones, you'd be floppy as a bean bag"). It's fun to read, extremely informative about what goes on inside your body, and it has information that sticks with you forever (I haven't read the book in over 10 years, but I still know that we have 206 bones thanks to it). I can't recommend it enough. I plan to buy it for my kids when I have some.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Great book for toddlers!, December 19, 2009

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Allison Iles (CT) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The Skeleton Inside You (Let's-Read-and-Find-Out Science 2) (Paperback)

My son is very interested in science, and how his body works; so this book was a great choice for him. He really likes it! The book explains is simple but real detail about our bones, and how they work with our muscles and brains to make our body move. Interesting book, my son enjoys it.