Understanding Our Skeleton

By Lucy Beevor

Bones are the framework of our bodies, but they are much more than that.This book looks at the functions of bones: what they are made of, how they connect to muscles, and how joints work.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Capstone Young Readers
• Release date: May 1, 2019
• ISBN: 9781410993380

Lucy Beevor

Lucy Beevor is an experienced editor and children's author. She has worked on hundreds of titles during her career – ranging from sharks to superheroes and everything in between! – and is the author of several nonfiction books for leading children's publishers in both the United States and UK. She was longlisted for the UK School Library Association's Information Book Award 2019 and edited the winner of the People’s Book Prize 2012.

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Brains, Body, Bones!: Understanding Our Skeleton by Lucy Beevor

TABLE OF CONTENTS

Cover

Title Page

A Solid Framework

Under the Skin

Bare Bones

A Closer Look at Bone

A Healthy Skeleton

See Inside: The Skeleton

Glossary

Read More

Index

Copyright

Back Cover

A SOLID FRAMEWORK

Imagine a skyscraper made without a framework of steel. Would the building hold up against a bad storm? Sturdy frameworks give buildings shape and provide support. The 206 bones of your skeleton provide the framework for your body. Without a skeleton, you would be a shapeless blob. Your height, shape, and the length of your limbs all depend on your skeleton.

Together with your muscles, your skeleton helps you to move. But that’s not all it does. The skeleton is a living part of your body. Deep inside, your bones make blood cells that keep you healthy. By itself, a skeleton might look a little scary, but it’s not at all. The human skeleton is an amazing combination of strength and balance.

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