We don't often think about it, but we'd be a pile of skin and other organs without our bones. This helpful guide to the human skeleton presents readers with a key body system. They will be acquainted with groups of bones such as the spine and skull and learn what they need to do to keep their bones healthy. Carefully chosen photographs and illustrations support the accessible text, which is a valuable introduction to several key biology concepts.

"What keeps you standing tall? Your bones! But they do more than just stop you from flopping on the floor. Your bones make up the frame of your body and support you. They protect your other organs and team up with muscles and joints to help you move. And while they're doing all this, they are living and growing, too! Explore what's inside you with fun text, bright pictures, and lively illustrations"--

A body without bones simply couldn't work! The skeletal system of the human body is the focus of this valuable volume, which centers on key concepts in elementary curricular content and uses at-level language to make biology accessible and interesting to young scientists. Readers will appreciate the fascinating fact boxes and many colorful photographs featured throughout the text. A concluding activity will help them understand how essential science...

Text and illustrations, including xrays, provide a guided tour of the human skeleton, encouraging the reader to find and feel each bone as it is described.

Strong and smooth domes, skulls are so much more than remnants of creatures that used to be. Every ridge, hollow, and crevice of a skull reveals something about an animal's habitat, food source, and skill set. By observing the characteristics of six different animal skulls, readers can travel back in time to learn about the lives that a lynx, a deer, a beaver, a hummingbird, a wolf, and an owl once led.