Greenville County

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...

20 fun facts give an overview of the skeletal system.

Carefully leveled text and vibrant photographs introduce early readers to the structure and function of the skeletal system. Includes infographics, an activity, glossary, and index--

Discusses the parts that make up the human skeletal system, how they grow, what happens when they break, and how they mend.

Funny Bones tells the story of how the amusing calaveras--skeletons performing various everyday or festive activities--came to be. They are the creation of Mexican artist José Guadalupe (Lupe) Posada (1852-1913). In a country that was not known for freedom of speech, he first drew political cartoons, much to the amusement of the local population but not the politicians. He continued to draw cartoons throughout much of his life, but he is best known...

Two aliens are on their way to a party when their space ship breaks down. They ask for help from the reader and show how the bones, muscles, and nerves work to help the aliens fix their ship.

Four adapted stories about Halloween that encourage a love of reading for the pre- or early reader. The day of the dead: Follow two youngsters in a celebration of their ancestors on this vibrant Latin American holiday. The little old lady who was not afraid of anything: One fall night a little old lady hears CLAP, CLOMP, SHAKE in the woods and has the first scare of her life. Kitten's first full moon: When the moon is full and brave, inquisitive...