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.

 

This book is part of a book series called Complete Books Of .

There are 48 pages in this book. This book was published 2001 by Hachette Children's Group .

Claire Llewellyn lives in Hertford and is an established non-fiction author for children.