Greenville County

"A lively, illustrated exploration of the 500-million-year history of bone, a touchstone for understanding vertebrate life and human culture. Bone is ubiquitous and versatile, and uniquely repairs itself without scarring. However, we rarely see bone in its living state-and even then, mostly in two-tone images that only hint at its marvels. After it serves and protects vertebrate lives, bone reveals itself in surprising ways, sometimes hundreds of...

Bone is as embedded in our culture as it is in our bodies. Our species has made instruments and jewelry from bone, treated the dead like collectors' items, put our faith in skull bumps as guides to human behavior, and arranged skeletons into macabre tributes to the afterlife. Switek makes a compelling case for getting better acquainted with our skeletons, in all their surprising roles. Bridging the worlds of paleontology, anthropology, medicine, and...

A clever dog named Phoebe teaches the new puppy, Buster, the value of bones and how to train them to "stay" so that they do not disappear when he leaves the room.

Text and illustrations, including x-rays, provide a guided tour of the human skeleton, encouraging the reader to find and feel each bone as it is described.

The Valentine family receives BIG NEWS and everybody's in a fever
Jack and Callie want to make the world go away, but her mama throws a garden party so she can spread the news. While Mooreville's glitterati chow down on Cousin Lovie's sausage balls, Elvis is in the flower beds digging up some blue suede bones – human bones. Suspicious minds put the blame on Mama. If Callie wants to save her, it's now or never. She goes into sleuth mode

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Skelly the skeleton girl finds a bone lying on the floor of her house and wonders where it came from, and when she finally finds the answer, she is pleasantly surprised.

Enjoy all the sought-after recipes from12 Bones Smokehousein Asheville, North Carolina, including their famous ribs, pulled pork, turkey, and chicken, plus iconic barbecue sauces like blueberry chipotle. In this newly updated edition of 12 Bones Smokehouse, you won't have to wait until your next trip to the restaurant to sample some of your favorite BBQ mains and sides. You'll find recipes that draw inspiration from all over the South (and sometimes...

Simple text, photographs, and diagrams introduce the skeletal system and its purpose, parts, and functions.