Bone by Bone
Comparing Animal Skeletons
1st Edition
Published on 1. August 2013
32 pages
978-1-4677-1701-4 (ISBN)
Description
What would you be if your finger bones grew so long that they reached your feet? You'd be a bat! What if you had no leg bones but kept your arm bones? You'd be a whale, a dolphin, or a porpoise!This entertaining picture book will keep readers guessing as they learn about how our skeletons are like-and unlike-those of other animals.How are you similar to animals? How are you different? These entertaining picture books from educator and veterinarian Sara Levine and illustrator T.S Spookytooth explore comparative anatomy and give readers the chance to find out how their skeletons, teeth, and eyes match up with a wide variety of animals from the past and present. Packed with surprising animal facts that will delight readers of all ages!
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Series
Language
English
Place of publication
Brookfield
United States
Publishing group
Lerner Publishing Group
Target group
Children/juvenile
Primary & secondary/elementary & high school
US School Grade: From Kindergarten to Fourth Grade, Reading Age: From 8 to 9 years, Interest Age: From 5 to 10 years
Illustrations
Glossary; Illustrations, color
ISBN-13
978-1-4677-1701-4 (9781467717014)
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Additional editions
Book
08/2013
Lerner Publishing Group
€25.50
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Persons
Sara Levine is an author, educator and veterinarian. Her science books for children include Bone by Bone: Comparing Animal Skeletons; Tooth by Tooth: Comparing Fangs, Tusks, and Chompers; Fossil by Fossil: Comparing Dinosaur Bones; Flower Talk: How Plants Use Color to Communicate, and Eye by Eye: Comparing Animal Peepers (2020). Her books have received a number of awards including AAAS/Subaru SB&F Prize, Utah Beehive Book Award, Cook Prize finalist, Monarch Award master list, and Bank Street College Best Children's Book of the Year.
Content
- Cover
- Front Flap
- Copyright Info
- Title Page
- More About Bones/More About Vertebrates
- Glossary
- Further Reading
- Back Flap
- Back Cover
