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"Luna is the only one to mourn the death of her grandfather Old Man Moon. The rest of her family couldn't be happier to see the back of the bad-tempered old miser. But as they celebrate his demise with a giddy jig, Aunt Summer vanishes . . . only to reappear as a painting. While Luna is convinced her grandfather has kept his word to haunt them from beyond the grave, Skeleton Keys is certain that this is the work of an unimaginary. Can he get to the bottom of the mystery before the whole of Lunas family disappears?"--Amazon.com.

Simple text and illustrations look at different animal skeletons.

"Bone is as embedded in our culture as it is in our bodies. Our species has made instruments and jewelry from bone, treated the dead like collectors' items, put our faith in skull bumps as guides to human behavior, and arranged skeletons into macabre tributes to the afterlife. [The author] makes a . . . case for getting better acquainted with our skeletons, in all their . . . roles. Bridging the worlds of paleontology, anthropology, medicine, and forensics, [this book] illuminates the complex life of bones inside our bodies and out"--OCLC.

"A rhyming Halloween story that follows a zany assemblage of skeletons on a whimsical journey through the hereafter to find answers to the ultimate questions. Do skeletons dream? And what would they do if they were brought back to life?"--OCLC.

"Yorick is a skeleton who was just dug up after a few hundred years of sleep. Bones is the one who did the digging. O, what is to become of these two unlikely companions? Will Yorick ever find the friends he seeks? Will Bones ever find a tasty treat that does not talk back"--Publisher.

Dr. Seymour Skinless takes readers on an adventure under the skin in this exciting look at the skeletal system. Through comprehensive main text, readers are presented with interesting facts on the different types of bones in our bodies, what bones are made of, and how they help us to move.

Bonaparte the skeleton is literally falling to pieces and needs help from his friends to pull himself together before the first day of school.

Yorick is a skeleton who is brought to life after a collision between a hot dog vendor and a witch and later dug up by a dog named Bones. The two begin an unlikely partnership and go on an adventure to find other people to be friends with in the modern world. They soon learn that friendship is closer than they think.

Presents twenty facts about the workings and function of the human skeleton, discussing the parts, the types of bones, and how the skeleton changes over time.

Explores the skeletal system, including what it is, how it works, and why it's important.