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Whose Bones?

An Animal Guessing Game
By Gabrielle Balkan
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Whose Bones? by Gabrielle Balkan is a delightful exploration for children, focusing on the fascinating world of bones. Readers are invited to match various sets of bones to the animals they belong to, encouraging curiosity about the diversity and structure found in the animal kingdom. It's an engaging and educational journey through vivid illustrations and fun facts, perfect for young, inquisitive minds.
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You might enjoy this book if you're curious about the fascinating world of bones and love to explore how they shape various creatures and humans. This engaging children's book, with its clever riddles and intriguing facts, can captivate young readers who are eager to learn about anatomy in a fun and interactive way.

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The bold illustrations and humorous text of this board book, printed at the perfect size for the little hands of children aged 2-4, help children to learn all about the bones in their own bodies through guessing games and by comparing their bones to those in animals

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Set up as a guessing game with visual and narrative clues, WHOSE BONES? invites readers to examine six animal skeletons and guess to whom they belong. The answer is exposed in a vibrant, foldout reveal, accompanied by an explanation as to why each animal's bones and bodies are so special. It's a humorous, informative introduction to bones and anatomy, where young children learn about the bones in their own bodies by comparing them to those in animals.

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Gabrielle Balkan's Whose Bones? is highly praised for being a playful and informative introduction to bones, capturing the interest of the youngest readers. With its engaging content, it serves as an excellent and even playful guide to the skeletal systems of humans and animals. The book is particularly commended for creating an interactive experience that budding archaeologists and curious young minds will find captivating.

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Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9781838661519

Publisher: Phaidon Press Ltd

Format: Board book

Date Published: 03 September 2020

Country: United Kingdom

Imprint: Phaidon Press Ltd

Contributors:

  • By Sam Brewster

Audience: Children

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 20.0mm

Width: 165.0mm

Height: 207.0mm

Weight: 348g

Pages: 28

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About the Author

Gabrielle Balkan is a writer and editor living in Brooklyn, New York. Her books include the acclaimed Book of Bones, Book of Flight, and The 50 States atlas series.

Sam Brewster is an award-winning freelance illustrator, photographer, and filmmaker based in London. The acclaimed Book of Bones was his first children's book.

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