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

by Philip Balestrino

Other authorsTrue Kelley (Illustrator)
Paperback, 2016

Status

Available

Call number

611

Genres

Collection

Science

Publication

HarperCollins (2016), Edition: Illustrated, 32 pages

Description

Explains the function of the skeletal system, which is comprised of 206 bones.

User reviews

LibraryThing member lindyvee
This informational book explains how the skeleton is made of bones and how it works. It gives several comparisons of how our body uses bones and what bones need to stay healthy.

For me, this book is very useful to explain to smaller children the body's skeleton. I really liked how it uses
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 comparisons and it has good pictures to explain in detail the purpose of many different bones.

As an extension, the children could look at a real skeleton and identify some of the bones. It would also be helpful if a doctor could visit and help the children identify the bones and also give some advice on bone health. Next, just like in the book, they could examine different things and find their skeletons. Finally they could draw a picture of themselves as a skeleton.
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LibraryThing member cmstottlemyer
content summary: human body, skeleton, bones, health
LibraryThing member zkstonem
This book can be used in science or health to teach about the human skeleton and other facts about bones.
LibraryThing member jthodesen01
This book could be utilized in a health class or in any science class grades 1-6. The book can be utilized to bring up the topic of the human body and bones. The text is very informational, but not very detailed. The reader learns all of the bones of the body and the function of bones, but it does
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 not go very in depth beyond these key ideas. Students would typically hear this book read to them if they were a younger grade, or it could be utilized independently in an older grade for students to reference when learning about where specific bones are located.
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Subjects

Bones
Human skeleton Juvenile literature
Skeleton

Language

English

Original language

English

Original publication date

1971

Physical description

32 p.; 10 x 8 inches

ISBN

006238208X / 9780062382085

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