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It's True! Your Bones are Stronger Than Concrete

by Diana Lawrenson, Geoff Kelly, Geoff Kelly

This twenty-sixth book in the fantastic It's True! series takes a squiz at skeletons large and small - what bones are for, how they grow and repair themselves, what happens to them when we die.Pssst! It's true! This is the best book on bones you'll ever read!Did you know that Santa Claus once punched a bishop? Have you heard of weaver's bottom and housemaid's knee? What's an ossuary?Bone up on bunions, explore X-rays, find your femur. Knuckle down to the facts on people who picnic in graveyards. Discover how experts find murder clues in dry bones, and why we can't wag our tails.Seek out the secrets of skulls and skeletons