DK Eyewitness Books: Skeleton: Discover the Evolution, Structure, and Functions of Bones - Couverture rigide

Parker, Steve

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ISBN 10 : 0756607272 ISBN 13 : 9780756607272

Editeur : DK Children, 2004

Synopsis

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A propos du livre

Présentation de l'éditeur :

Discover the story of human and animal skeletons—their evolution, structure, and function with DK Eyewitness Books: Skeleton. The skeleton is the framework of the body. It supports, moves, and protects, allowing us to walk, run, jump, and swim. Eyewitness: Skeleton brings its complexity and ingenuity of design vividly to life. Starting with the human skeleton, it explains how each set of bones functions. It examines in detail the construction of the skull, spine and rib cage, hands, arms, legs, and feet. Comparisons are drawn with the bones of birds, reptiles, amphibians, fish, insects, and mammals. See the 206 different bones in the human body, how your skull differs from a lion's or a chimp's, how teeth grow, and what the inside of a bone looks like. Learn how bones mend themselves when they break, why your hands and feet contain half the bones in your body, how many toes a horse has, and what has happened to the tail you once had. Discover which are the smallest bones in the human body, why some creatures wear their skeletons on the outside, what animal once owned the oldest bones ever found on Earth, and much, much more!

The most trusted nonfiction series on the market, Eyewitness Books provide an in-depth, comprehensive look at their subjects with a unique integration of words and pictures.

Présentation de l'éditeur :

Full-color photos. "An arresting introduction to skeletons. Each spread has an introductory paragraph plus captioned drawings and spectacular photos. Topics include exoskeletons, fish, birds, mammals, arms, skulls, and teeth. The look at the human skeleton also gives discussions of skull, spine, ribs, arms, and legs, plus front and rear views. A wealth of information, beautifully presented."-- Kirkus.  

À propos de cette édition

• Éditeur: DK Children
• Date d'édition: 2004
• ISBN 10: 0756607272
• ISBN 13: 9780756607272
• Reliure: Relié
• Nombre de pages: 72