{"product_id":"give-me-back-my-bones-isbn-9780763688417","title":"Give Me Back My Bones!","description":"\u003cb\u003eA silly pirate skeleton seeks to put its bones back together in this rhyming romp beneath the waves.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eCast a spyglass ’round here\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ewhile breakers curl and pound here.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eThere’s treasure to be found here — \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eI feel it in my bones!\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA 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.Budding biologists as well as general fans of pirates, poetry, and wordplay will agree—and it makes a fuller (and less freighted) alternative to Bob Barner's Dem Bones (1996) and other versions of the old teaching spiritual. Both macabre and cheery—a rare treat.\u003cbr\u003e—Kirkus Reviews (starred review)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis clever, cumulative tale is enhanced by its endpapers, which feature scattered labelled bones at the front and a full skeleton at the back, and playful, dimly lit underwater digital illustrations populated by bug-eyed, curious fish. The rhyme keeps things moving despite the hefty vocabulary (Metacarpals! Phalanges!) and the illustrations make it clear what everything is. Somehow daffy and scholarly at once.\u003cbr\u003e—Booklist Online\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIt’s a little morbid, but Kolar’s digital undersea illustrations are friendly, cartoony, and understated, with humerus, er, humorous details (i.e., a squid making off with the pirate’s radius, ulna, and belt) that are all about silliness.\u003cbr\u003e—The Horn Book\u003cb\u003eKim Norman\u003c\/b\u003e is an artist, actress, and singer as well as the author of children’s books such as \u003ci\u003ePuddle Pug \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eThe Bot That Scott Built. Give Me Back My Bones! \u003c\/i\u003eis her first book with Candlewick Press. She lives in Virginia.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBob Kolar\u003c\/b\u003e is the author-illustrator of many books, including \u003ci\u003eBig Kicks. \u003c\/i\u003eHe is also the illustrator of \u003ci\u003eNothing Like a Puffin \u003c\/i\u003eby Sue Soltis,\u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003ethe AlphaOops books by Alethea Kontis, and \u003ci\u003eSlickety Quick: Poems about Sharks \u003c\/i\u003eby Skila Brown. Bob Kolar lives in Missouri.","brand":"Candlewick","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46304880853221,"sku":"NP9780763688417","price":18.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9780763688417.jpg?v=1767728179","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/products\/give-me-back-my-bones-isbn-9780763688417","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}