Skeleton

DK Eyewitness Books

by Steve Parker

Discover the story of human and animal skeletons--their evolution, structure, and function with DK Eyewitness Books: Skeleton. The skeleton is the framework of the body. It supports, moves, and protects, allowing us to walk, run, jump, and swim. Eyewitness: Skeleton brings its complexity and ingenuity of design vividly to life. Starting with the human skeleton, it explains how each set of bones functions. It examines in detail the construction of the skull, spine and rib cage, hands, arms, legs, and feet. Comparisons are drawn with the bones of birds, reptiles, amphibians, fish, insects, and mammals. See the 206 different bones in the human body, how your skull differs from a lion's or a chimp's, how teeth grow, and what the inside of a bone looks like. Learn how bones mend themselves when they break, why your hands and feet contain half the bones in your body, how many toes a horse has, and what has happened to the tail you once had. Discover which are the smallest bones in the human body, why some creatures wear their skeletons on the outside, what animal once owned the oldest bones ever found on Earth, and much, much more!

The most trusted nonfiction series on the market, Eyewitness Books provide an in-depth, comprehensive look at their subjects with a unique integration of words and pictures.

Genres: Science, Nonfiction, Reference, Childrens, Picture Books

72 pages, Hardcover

First published January 1, 1984

About the author

Steve Parker is a British science writer known for producing hundreds of children's and adult nonfiction books covering zoology, medicine, evolution, and natural history. Educated at the University of Wales, Bangor, where he earned first class honours in zoology, he later worked at the Natural History Museum and held editorial positions at Dorling Kindersley before becoming a freelance author during the late 1980s. Parker contributed early titles to the acclaimed Eyewitness series and later wrote award-winning books including Science Crazy, Fizzing Physics, The Human Body Book, and Kill or Cure. He has also edited major collaborative works on evolution and medicine, regularly visits schools and libraries, and serves as a Senior Scientific Fellow of the Zoological Society of London.

Reviews

[Megan DeHart]

I thought this book held an amazing amount of information about skeletal systems for children. It's great at explaining why animals bones have adapted to suit their lifestyles. There are many relevant photos showing a wide variety of skeletons.

[Yilaine]

I could never get enough of these as a kid. Now as an adult with an even keener interest in comparative anatomy, I still find myself spending ages poring over a book whose texts would normally be a quick half-hour read.

[Ad Astra]

Love love love this book. It was my 2.5 year old daughter's favorite bedtime book for a while. We couldn't exactly "read" it but it had such cool content with lots of visuals. I taught her how to find some of her own bones too.

[Karen]

My little boy is fascinated with skeletons. This book met all of his curiosity needs with its text and its illustrations.

[Catherine Pieri]

Great book to learn in great detail about bones and where they are in the human body.

[existential cat]

Clear photos, includes more than it seems it could. Helpful for simple reference.

[Leah]

Is set up to walk you through the human skeleton and other animal skeletons. This book has a lot of information in it about skeletons. I like the way DK sets up there informational books with larger portions of text and then smaller more detailed information scattered throughout the pages.


Recommended age 7-13
Reading Level 4th-6th grade

[Little Timmy]

I know these are made for younger readers but I enjoy them very much. Great pictures and layout make them a joy to read. I always learn something new from them. This volume had a reference to a lost chapter in the Bible, in the book of Daniel called "Susanna and the Elders". Highly recommended

[Meadow Frisbie]

It was really good, explained all the bones in detail. And was not just human bones, but many animals as well.

[Theresa]

detailed pictures and explaination of the phenominon of skeletal systems and their influence on the animals they are within

[Noor Wazwaz]

This book is great for kids to look at. I would have loved to have a book like this when I was younger. It shows different animal and human skulls and bones. Very interesting book to look at.

[Tiffany]

This book is great for the science class. You learn a lot a skeletons and bones.

[Clamflog]

Perfecto para aquellos niños que disfruten de los fosiles y animales, repleto de obras de arte y datos curiosos que lo vuelve entretenido en cada pagina.

[صفاء أنيس]

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[Ig-88]

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[Julie]

"I like this because it has pictures of body parts and skulls."

[Geno]

boringest book

[Jennifer B.]

A very clear and informative overview of the skeletal system of not only human beings, but of all different types of animals, including exoskeletal ones. Jam packed with real photos and x-rays.