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1) Skeleton
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Discusses the evolution, structure, and function of the human and animal skeletal systems.
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"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...
8) My bones
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"Simple text and photographs describe bones and human skeleton"--Provided by publisher.
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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...
12) Skeleton
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Takes you beneath the surface to reveal the hidden secrets of an incredible variety of skeletal structures, none more complex than our own. A symbol of our deepest fears, a miracle of engineering--see the skeleton as never before.
13) Body bones
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Explains the important functions of bones in the body by comparing human skeletons to those of other vertebrates, with photographs of people and animals in motion overlaid by illustrations of bones to show these supporting frameworks.
17) Animal skeletons
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Compares the skeletons of different kinds of animals, describing their various forms and functions and providing related activities for each chapter.
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Discusses painful joint conditions and bone health, how to strengthen and support these areas naturally, foods that increase and decrease inflammation, beneficial nutritional supplements for bone and joint health, and which supplements are helpful for rebuilding, inflammation, and pain management.
20) Itty Bitty
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Finding an enormous bone, tiny Itty Bitty the dog works hard to make it a special place to call his own, but after cutting out windows and a door, he finds it just too empty and so now must locate the appropriately sized decorations to fit inside his special home.
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