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- "Both macabre and cheery--a rare treat.
- 4-8 Years
- 8.0" x 8.0" Paperback
- 40 Pages
- Juvenile Fiction, Action & Adventure
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About the Book
"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."--Provided by publisher.Book Synopsis
"Both macabre and cheery--a rare treat." --Kirkus Reviews (starred review) 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.Review Quotes
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.
--Kirkus Reviews (starred review) This 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.
--Booklist Online It'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.
--The Horn Book
About the Author
Kim Norman is an artist, actress, and singer as well as the author of children's books such as Puddle Pug and The Bot That Scott Built. Give Me Back My Bones! is her first book with Candlewick Press. She lives in Virginia. Bob Kolar is the author-illustrator of many books, including Big Kicks. He is also the illustrator of Nothing Like a Puffin by Sue Soltis, the AlphaOops books by Alethea Kontis, and Slickety Quick: Poems about Sharks by Skila Brown. Bob Kolar lives in Missouri.Dimensions (Overall): 8.0 Inches (H) x 8.0 Inches (W)
Weight: .81 Pounds
Suggested Age: 4-8 Years
Number of Pages: 40
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
Sub-Genre: Action & Adventure
Publisher: Candlewick Press (MA)
Theme: Pirates
Format: Paperback
Author: Kim Norman
Language: English
Street Date: July 7, 2026
TCIN: 1006546905
UPC: 9781536252712
Item Number (DPCI): 247-51-4541
Origin: Made in the USA or Imported
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