Give Me Back My Bones!
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Picture Book · Ages 4–8 · 2019 · Est. 3 min read-aloud

Give Me Back My Bones!

Written by Kim Norman · Illustrated by Bob Kolar

A pirate skeleton hunts for its scattered bones beneath the waves.

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40 pages· 274 words· Est. 3 min read-aloud
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Join a comical pirate skeleton on a rhyming underwater adventure to reclaim its scattered bones. After a stormy night reveals hidden secrets, the skeleton embarks on a scavenger hunt across the ocean floor. With each bone found, the mystery deepens: what treasures lie beneath the waves, and who might these bones belong to? Dive into this rollicking tale that cleverly teaches anatomy while keeping young readers entertained with its playful quest and surprising discoveries.

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A silly pirate skeleton seeks to put its bones back together in this rhyming romp beneath the waves. Cast a spyglass ‘round here while breakers curl and pound here. There’s treasure to be found here – I feel it in my bones! A stormy night at sea has uncovered some long-buried secrets and surprises. Is that the mast of a shipwreck? A faded pirate hat? And what’s that hiding in the sand? A mandible and a clavicle, phalanges and femurs, a tibia and a fibula – could there be a set of bones scattered across the ocean floor? And who might they belong to? A jaunty rhyme takes readers on an underwater scavenger hunt as a comical skeleton tries to put itself back together piece by piece. Make no bones about it: this rollicking read-aloud will have young ones learning anatomy without even realizing it.

At a glance
Format
Hardcover
Pages
40
Words
274
Reading age
4–8
Audience
Picture
Lexile
~549L
Themes & topics
Books about the oceanBooks about piratesBooks about vocabularyBooks about the bodyBooks about skeletons
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Book details

Reading levels
ATOS
3.6
F&P level
~N
AR points
0.5
AR interest level
LG
AR quiz
505563
Publication
Published
July 16, 2019
Publisher
Candlewick
Edition
Language
English
Type
Picture Book
Identifiers
ISBN
9780763688417

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