book of bones - phaidon · bones 10 record-breaking animals...

BY GABRIELLE BALKAN ILLUSTRATED BY SAM BREWSTER

BOOK OF

BONES10 Record-Breaking

Animals

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Based on Book of Bones: 10 Record-Breaking Animals, published by Phaidon, these exciting activities will entertain curious readers with fun facts and encourage them to use

their imaginations with drawing and customizing.

BOOK OF BONES

Perfectfor readers

ages 5-8

ACTIVITY PACK

IF I HAD...What things would you do if you had bones like

some of the amazing animals in the book? Use your imagination to fill in the gaps in each sentence, or draw your response on a separate sheet of paper.

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If I had the world's LONGEST NECK like a giraffe, I would reach for

If I had the world's SMALLEST SKELETON like an Etruscan shrew, I would hide inside a

If my bones kept on GROWING and GROWING like a python's, I would grow as big as a

QUI TIMEHow many fascinating bone facts can

you remember? Match each fact to the correct animal picture.

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Instead of bones like yours, my skeleton is made of soft cartilage.

I have the heaviest skeleton on land.

My bones are so light they weigh less than my feathers!

I have the world's biggest skeleton.

AN A-MA E-ING LI ARD

Trace a path to the center of the maze to help the regal horned lizard find its way home. Make sure your path takes you past all of the letters.

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Now write down the letters to spell two words which describe the bones I use to defend myself!

SKELETON MATCHThis poor skeleton has lost half of its bones!

Look carefully at the ones that are still there to help you draw the missing ones back in.

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hammer, anvil, stirrup (ear bones)

rib cage

femur (thigh bone)

neck vertebrae

phalanges (toe bones)

phalanges (finger bones)

humerus (upper arm bone)