14 Fun Facts About Your Bones: A 15-Minute Book

They are inside you right now! They are your bones, and they are helping to hold you up, keeping you moving, and doing all of the other jobs they are supposed to be doing. Bones have a lot of jobs. Here are some fun facts that you may not know about these fantastic parts of your body.
Do you know:
How do your bones help keep you from being poisoned?
What is the largest bone in your body?
What happens if you lick a dry bone?
Are your bones the hardest thing in your body?
Can you tell the difference between a man's and a woman's skeleton just by looking at it?

Find out more about your bones and amaze your family and friends with these fun facts.
Ages 8 and up. All measurements in American and metric.

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