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Norman, Kim

Give Me Back My Bones!

40 pp. | Candlewick | July, 2019 | Trade ISBN 978-0-7636-8841-7 $16.99

(2) K-3 Illustrated by Bob Kolar. A pirate skeleton, upon finding its bones have been scattered at sea, implores readers to assist in putting itself back together. The jaunty rhyming text is both funny and informative regarding human anatomy ("Who can spot my shoulder blade... / Oh, scapula, come back!"), with clearly labeled diagrams at the beginning and end. Kolar's digital undersea illustrations are friendly and understated, with humerus, er, humorous details.

Reviewer: Elissa Gershowitz | Horn Book Magazine Issue: September, 2019