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Bones: Skeletons and How They Work
Caldecott Honor winner Steve Jenkins presents a fascinating look at the bones of the human body as compared to the bones of animals, and shows them off!
This book is far from skinny -- it's the definitive nonfiction title about human and animal bones, delivered with in-your-face accuracy and intrigue. In this visually driven volume, kids come face-to-face with some head-to-...more
This book is far from skinny -- it's the definitive nonfiction title about human and animal bones, delivered with in-your-face accuracy and intrigue. In this visually driven volume, kids come face-to-face with some head-to-...more
Hardcover, 48 pages
Published
August 1st 2010
by Scholastic Reference
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I feel as though every review I leave for a Steve Jenkins book is just a copy of the whatever I read just before... but he is that consistent. This artist is brilliant at picking subjects that awe and intrigue young minds and stretch them to think in excited and curious ways. Whether is merely the illustrator or the collaborative writer and illustrator, his books grab our attention, feed our curiosity and launch conversation and further reading. Thanks to Jenkins, my not quite 4 year old is gett...more
In this visual volume, kids come face-to-face with some head-to-toe boney comparisons between animal & human bones, many of them shown at actual size. You'll find the differences between a man's hand & that of a spider monkey; the great weight of an elephant's leg, paired with the feather-light femur of a stork; and rib-tickling info about snakes & sloths. (Goodreads Summary)
Bones by Steve Jenkins is a visual delight by this award winning illustrator.
Jenkins discusses animal & hu...more
Bones by Steve Jenkins is a visual delight by this award winning illustrator.
Jenkins discusses animal & hu...more
Really all any book needs is Steve Jenkins’ name on the front and his great illustrations inside. Just those two things and you know it’s going to be great. In this book, Jenkins turns his attention to bones and skeletons. The size and shape of bones are explored as are skeletons of the human body and of various animals. Information is given about bones and the illustrations of the bones are laid out on very colorful pages that highlight the bones but offer some vibrancy as well. This book of bo...more
This book uses comparisons between human and animal bones to inform how bones function and their importance. The cover immediately draws the reader in by depicting a grinning skull on a blood red background. Throughout the visual contrast is stark, bones on full color contrasting single, but often double spread pages (such as a variety of white-off white-grey bones with white text on a deep purple background). In some instances the bones are portrayed in actual size (some others have a scale to...more
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Once again, Jenkins, writer and cut-paper artist extraordinaire, has created an eye-opening text. Readers can take a close look at the actual size and shape of various animals’ bones as they read about how bones support, protect, connect, and move. In one example, the skull of a human and a mouse lemur presents a clear contrast in dimensions. If the actual sizes of the bones (like the skeleton of a velociraptor or the bones of a human rib cage) are too large for the page, Jenkins has scaled the...more
I am not one for bones--it's definitely one of the medical things that would forever prevent me from being a doctor or nurse, despite my intrigue in how the body is put together, how it works, and how it heals. Still, this book wasn't too bad for me. (Except for the little picture of the broken one. Yech.) I think this would be a very good recommendation for those interested in the comparison of human and other animal skeletons. I was actually intrigued to see so many of the similarities. The in...more
From Caldecott award winner Steve Jenkins comes another fabulous non-fiction book. Bones reveals the underlying structure of humans and animals. Each spread, introduced with wry humor ("Got your Back' is the heading of the the page on vertebrates) has realistic cut-paper collages of bones in creams and grays, contrasting nicely with the navy, red or green background. Text includes concise snippets of information to enhance the visual power of the collages. Beginning with a human finger bone, he...more
Steve Jenkins is one of my favorite children’s authors/illustrators to date. His books are loved by all grades at my school. Even 6th graders will beg for me to read them Actual Size and Never Smile at a Monkey: And 17 Other Things to Remember when they see them displayed on the shelves. I just purchased the first ever e-books for my library and 3 of his titles are among the list. I can’t wait to show them to the teachers who cover these areas in their curriculum or just want to share great read...more
My granddaughter has been so interested in all things about skeletons lately, so this is the perfect gift for her 4th birthday. Steve Jenkins gives so much clear information in his books and this is no exception. It is filled with small bits of information, beautiful drawings clearly labeled, including prehistoric and current animals and human. It includes fold-out pages, like one that shows an entire human skeleton, and an additional four page spread of the ribs of a small python. One double sp...more
The paper collage illustrations are amazing -- and incredibly scientifically precise. While I didn't directly read the text with my students, the illustrations have been a wonderful resource. We specifically utilized four pages of skulls while we were examining, discussing, and drawing skull specimens. Having the added variety and detail offered by the book made it easier for the children to make generalizations about animals based on their skulls (ex. - thinking about their teeth and implicatio...more
This book gives students a look into the skeletons of different animals and humans. It shows them a great representation of how similar or different certain animals are to us. This book can be a wonderful introduction into a skeletal unit. The students could make life-size skeletons of their own bodies with help from this book. Steve Jenkins does an amazing job illustrating the bones to life-like qualities. This should be a required book for all students learning about the skeletal system to rea...more
This is a wonderful informative text about the bones of dinosaurs, humans and various animals! The informative text features include labels, and paper pictures of bones connecting and overlapping like collages. Boys will love this book! There are large pull-out flaps, one showing the 400 pairs of ribs of a snake! If I were a teacher of the skeletal system, this would be a main book I would use. The sub-titles are very cute - "Rib-It" for a frog's skeleton, "Some Assembly Required" for the 206 bo...more
Who knew bones could be so fascinating? Steve Jenkins, of course. Great comparisons of similar parts (arms, for example) between different creatures. Detail of how form affects function (the skull protects the brain, allowing it to grow.) Many shown actual size -- such as the impressive fold-out spread of a small python, displaying nearly 200 pairs of ribs. A scale is given for others. Jenkins' works really are a wonderful match of art and science.
So cool! Another interesting nonfiction book by Caldecot Honor winner Jenkins, this time featuring cut paper collage illustrations of the bones of various animals (some shown actual size). I learned that the tiniest vertebrate in the world is an itty bitty little fish that isn't even as long as the word "fish" typed here. I really consider a children's nonfiction book great when even an adult can learn something suprising from it.
Jenkins' signature illustrations perfectly depict various bones and skeletons, many shown in actual size. Lots of interesting information, comparing bones of different creatures for similarities. A double-page spread shows all 206 bones of the human body, laid out side to side, with a foldout of the complete skeleton inside. More fascinating trivia about bones on the final pages.
Interesting, but not my favorite Steve Jenkins work. It does have some very cool facts and pictures, though. My favorite was of all of the ribs of a python.
Also,you should know that this one has several fold-out pages (5 or 6 I think?) so it may end up with a lot of wear and tear. Of course, kids love fold-out pages, so this is more a problem for parents/teachers/librarians.
Also,you should know that this one has several fold-out pages (5 or 6 I think?) so it may end up with a lot of wear and tear. Of course, kids love fold-out pages, so this is more a problem for parents/teachers/librarians.
I don't want to give this 5 stars since I'm highly selective in that honor, but if I could give this in decimals it would rate a 4.75. This is the sort of amazing kids nonfiction that shows what the genre can do in the hands of a truly gifted author. Fabulous art PLUS a text that is informative and fun, especially the snarky headings!
The text on bones was elementary for my daughter, age 9, who knows a lot about bones and comparative anatomy already, but that is probably just our issue. The cut paper illustrations of bones were so admirable - it actually made me pretty frantic thinking of all the time it would take to cut out all. those. bones.
A typically wonderful Jenkins book employing his signature paper collage illustrations. This non-fiction gem is all about bones and skeletons. Breathtaking, as usual, and packed with information. The illustrations are enough to intrigue pre-readers, and their is enough information to keep older kids happy too!
Why do I find myself singing "the headbone's connected to the neckbone..." every time I think of this book? Oh, must be because it's all about bones. As Steve Jenkins usually does, he presents a well researched book about the bones of the human body, often comparing them to the bones of other creatures.
This is a good book for having kids "act" it out in a sense. There are a lot of comparisons between different animals' bones and those bones contrasted with the bones of a human. Make size charts on pieces of paper (the kind that come on rolls) and have kids see these things in life size form.
Love Jenkins. Always learn something new myself. Learned many things in this book. Love that he uses familiar comparisons and shares the scale used, and in many cases, shows bones in their actual size. (And he did this so well with his usual torn paper collage illustrations!) Three foldouts.
Bones held the kids' attention pretty well, certainly better than I expected it to. We had a lot of fun comparing the bones of the various animals presented, and we enjoyed the information presented on the several fold-out pages. Nicely illustrated, and put together in an informative way.
One of my favorite non-fiction authors for children, Jenkins doesn't disappoint with Bones. The connections among the bones in our bodies and the comparisons to bones of other creatures give everyone, whether a skeleton expert or novice, a new perspective on how we stand and move.
Jenkins does the best job at making every subject he touches fascinating! The illustrations always portray several things at once. My only quibble is that some things appear to be life-size and others don't, so it would have been helpful to have them labeled as such. Grades 3+
Kentucky Bluegrass Nominee.
The cut paper collage bones on solid backgrounds jump right out and are certain to appeal to kids of all ages. Presents facts about and their function in humans and animals, with plenty of comparisons of the two. Fascinating!
The cut paper collage bones on solid backgrounds jump right out and are certain to appeal to kids of all ages. Presents facts about and their function in humans and animals, with plenty of comparisons of the two. Fascinating!
Steve Jenkins is masterful at presenting scientific information in a new meaningful way to children. Bones not only described and illustrated bones and life, it encouraged the use of math concepts. Steve is one of those "must have" authors for grades K - 6.
BB has also taken a recent and HUGE interest in all things bone. I normally avoid buying hardback books from book orders, but I'm so taken with this that I don't regret the purchase at all. I kind of want to build a Steve Jenkins library now.
3.5 Stars I love Steve Jenkins' books and this one includes the same accessible, well-researched text as his other titles. Although his paper-art shows the same genius as his previous work, I found the illustrations boring. I suppose there are only so many colors and textures for bones.
My son is fascinated about the human body, and animals, so this was a terrific learning book for us to study together. He was fascinted to see the similarities and differences in human vs animal bones.
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