Book of bones : 10 record-breaking animals
Balkan, Gabrielle2017
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This book for school students presents a type of "world records" of all things to do with bones! Guess whose bones are the longest, shortest, heaviest, spikiest, and much more. The book includes a number of touchable skeletons for effect, and to bring the bones to life.. Discover ten record-breaking animal bones as they are introduced through a series of superlatives set up as a guessing game with clues. Readers can examine animals' skeletons and guess to whom they belong; the answers are revealed in vibrant, full-colour scenic habitats, with easily understood and humorous explanations. This entertaining introduction to the connection between the anatomy of animal and human bones and behaviour provides a playful, relatable, fact filled, and fun exploration of bones.
Main title:
Book of bones : 10 record-breaking animals / by Gabrielle Balkan ; illustrated by Sam Brewster.
Author:
Balkan, GabrielleBrewster, Sam, illustrator
Imprint:
London : Phaidon, 2017.©2017
Collation:
48 pages : colour illustrations ; 32 cm.
Notes:
Includes glossary.
Audience:
Interest grade level: Lower primary.; Upper primary.
Contents:
About bones -- The biggest bone -- The smallest bone -- The most bones -- The longest neck bone -- The heaviest bone -- The lightest bone -- The thinnest bone -- The fastest-growing bone -- The spikiest bone -- The fewest bones -- Special bones -- A letter fron the author -- Glossary.
ISBN:
9780714875118 (hardback)
Dewey class:
573.76
Language:
English
BRN:
346052
More Information:
| Location | Collection | Call number | Status/Desc |
|---|---|---|---|
| Penrith | Nonfiction | 573.76 BOO | Available |