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Follow two friendly aliens named Quort and Oort as their spaceship breaks down on the way to their friend Kevin's birthday party. They realize they need a hand, but . . . they don't have hands! Don't worry. They have a great idea: They'll just grow some! What follows is an uproarious exploration of what makes up the human body, layer by layer." -- Amazon.com. Two aliens are on their way to a party when their space ship breaks down. They ask for...

When Samira learns about the skeletal system in class, she starts to imagine everyone as a walking skeleton.

“Fans of the forensics-oriented novels of such mystery writers as Kathy Reichs and Patricia Cornwell...not to mention television series like CSI: Crime Scene Investigation, will make an eager audience for this one.”—Booklist
On a patch of land in the Tennessee hills, human corpses decompose in the open air, aided by insects, bacteria, and birds, unhindered by coffins or mausoleums. This is Bill Bass’s...

"When a fall causes Skelly B. Skeleton to come apart on Halloween, his animal friends try to put him back together based on their own bodies." --

A skeleton and a girl meet over a missing tooth and discover a friendship.

Takes a closer look at the bones that make up the human skeleton and help us move every day, including our vertebrae and the 26 bones in each foot. Each book in this appealing series will introduce young readers to a part of the human body. With engaging text, fun facts, and helpful photos and diagrams, each book explores the appearance and function of the body part and its role in a healthy, working body. These fascinating books also cover proactive...

There is no scientist in the world like Dr. Bill Bass. A pioneer in forensic anthropology, Bass created the world's first laboratory dedicated to the study of human decomposition—three acres of land on a hillside in Tennessee where human bodies are left to the elements. His research at "the Body Farm" has revolutionized forensic science, helping police crack cold cases and pinpoint time of death. But during a forensics career that spans half

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