The complete book of bones - Claire Llewellyn

How many bones are in the human skeleton? How dos a snale swallow creatures that are so much bigger than its mouth? Which was the first animal to have a backbone?

These questions and many more are answered in this fascinating book by Claire Llewellyn which takes a close look at all types of skeletons from those of fish, reptiles, birds and humans. This book encompasses a huge range of topic areas, including:

? How animals and humans move

? Exoskeletons and shells

? Fish and reptile skeletons

? 'Flying' skeletons

? Skeletons of dinosaurs and whales

? Growing bones; breaking bones;

? Fossilized bones

The third book in the Complete Book of... series which also features The Brain and Mummies.