skeleton

Three skeletons have a good time on their sailing vacation, until their boat is boarded by pirates.

An introduction to the human skeletal system, explaining how the 206 bones of the skeleton join together, how they grow, how they help make blood, what happens when they break, and how they mend.

Introduces the human motor system and how it allows the body to move, covering such aspects as bones, muscles, balance, and exercise.

Gooney Bird's Great Uncle Walter lends her second grade class a skeleton while they study human anatomy, and at the end of the month the students use Gooney Bird's charm bracelet to present all they have learned.

Photographs and simple text teach young readers about the importance and functions of the body's bones and muscles.

Compares the skeletons of different kinds of animals, describing their various forms and functions and providing related activities for each chapter.

Skelly the skeleton girl finds a bone lying on the floor of her house and wonders where it came from, and when she finally finds the answer she is pleasantly surprised.

Provides a simple description of the human skeleton and how it functions.

Presents a study of the human skeleton and how it shapes and supports the body, and provides information on the structure of the skeleton, skeletal flexibility and movement, how bones tend to repair themselves, and how archaeologists learn about the past from old bones.

Describes the structure and function of the body's skeletal system made up of 206 bones of various shapes and sizes.