Melvin and Gilda Berger: SCHOLASTIC Your Bones Melvin and Gilda Berger SCHOLASTIC INC. New York Toronto London Auckland Sydney Mexico City New Delhi Hong Kong Buenos Aires What do your bones do? Fun Fact Without bones, you would fall over like a rag doll. Your bones help hold you up. Your bones give your body its shape. Fun Fact Bones do not bend. Some bones are for moving. Feel the bones in your arms and legs. Fun Fact The skull is made up of many tightly joined bones. Some bones protect your brain. Feel the bones of your head. Some bones protect your heart and lungs. Fun Fact I: ~ Your ribs move up and down as you breathe. How many bones can you feel? Bones are big or small. Fun Fact The thigh bone is the biggest and strongest bone in the body. Bones are strong and hard. Bones sometimes break. Fun Fact Broken bones can usually mend themselves. ,I , Doctors can help fix broken bones. Good food and exercise keep your bones strong. Your bones give your. body its s Read and discover all about your SCHOLASTIC This edition is only available for distribution in the school market. ISB ~ www.scholastic.com 0-439-77373-3 111111111111111111111111 9 780439 773737

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