Your skeleton helps you leap, somersault, and touch your toes—without it, you would be as floppy as a beanbag! There are over 200 bones living and growing inside you that make up your skeleton. There are also ligaments and joints that hold your bones together and cartilage in your bendable parts like your ears and your nose. Read and find out all about what a skeleton can do! Now rebranded with a new cover look, this bestselling picture book pairs Philip Balestrino’s lively, inviting text with humorous artwork from True Kelley.

About the Author

Philip Balestrino was the author of several books for young readers, as well as a member of the faculty of the Fashion Institute of Technology in New York City. True Kelley is the illustrator of many books in the Let’s-Read-and-Find-Out Science series, including What Makes a Magnet?, Floating in Space, What the Moon Is Like, The International Space Station, and Mission to Mars. She has illustrated or written over 100 books. She lives in Warner, NH.