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It's True! Your bones are ­stronger than concrete (26)­
IT'S TRUE!

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Paperback, 96 pages
Published
Australia, 1 June 2007

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


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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

Product Details
EAN
9781741147322
ISBN
1741147328
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Age Range
Dimensions
19.5 x 13 centimeters (0.13 kg)

About the Author

Diana Lawrenson has written several award winning non-fiction books for children. She trained as a nurse and a midwife and lived for a while in the Solomon Islands where she had adventures with cyclones, earthquakes and crocodiles. Despite some early discouragement, Geoff Kelly has been drawing funny pictures every day for the last 20 years. His work can be found on billboards and T-shirts, in supermarkets and magazines and in books for children. He is the creator of many successful children's books.

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'the It's True!nonfiction series...must surely be the funkiest, [most] attention-grabbing titles on any bookshelf...loads of utterly fascinating information and trivia delivered in a most engaging flip style. Great fun yet authoritatively researched...simply irresistible.' Magpies20:3, 2005'humorous pictures bring delightful interpretations to many aspects of the book...interesting facts, figures and photographs along with cartoons which really liven the pace...would bring excitement to the reluctant reader.'Ruth Jones, Larapinta PS, NT

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