Adventures of the Skeleton
- Hardcover
32 pages
- Release Date
13 January 2026
Summary
In Adventures of the Skeleton discover how your 206 bones support your body, how they connect to muscles and what the musculoskeletal system is anyway.
Each book in this series focuses on a certain part of the human body, using the body part as an approachable cartoon character in a series of relatable everyday situations. This blending of simple scientific explanation with cartoon artwork makes the science highly accessible. Comic strips are interspersed with explanation spr…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781526328649 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10: | 152632864X |
| Author: | Gary Boller, Claire Sipi, Dr Jennifer Paxton |
| Publisher: | Hachette Children's Group |
| Imprint: | Wayland |
| Format: | Hardcover |
| Number of Pages: | 32 |
| Release Date: | 13 January 2026 |
| Dimensions: | 271mm x 213mm |
| Series: | Adventures of the Human Body |
About The Author
Gary Boller
Jennifer Paxton (Author)
Jennifer Z Paxton is Senior Lecturer in Anatomy at the University of Edinburgh and Principal Investigator of the Paxton Lab, a tissue engineering laboratory. Jennifer has won the Wellcome Trust ‘I’m a Scientist’ competition twice (2013, 2018). She loves bringing the science of anatomy to a wider audience and working with primary schools to engage more children with the subject.
Gary Boller (Illustrator)
Gary lives in Hampshire, UK, with his wife and two children, one chihuahua and four cats. He trained as a graphic designer gaining an HND but also did a few years in advertising in London. He always doodled as a kid, even on his parents walls and loved the comics of the day, The Beano and Dandy. He has since go on to work on many books and comics, including the famous ones mentioned above.
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