The Bones and Skeleton Gamebook: A Challenging Collection of Puzzles and Projects

Kelly L. Green is co-author of The Ethical Shopper’s Guide to Canadian
Supermarket Products and associate editor of the Canadian Book Review
Annual.

This book’s title does not, for some reason, reflect its full
scope—it would more accurately have been called The Human Body Game
Book, as the activities, games, and information cover everything from
taste buds to the genetic code. The authors have indeed succeeded in
creating “An Interactive Guide,” and I have no doubt that any child
left alone with this very fun book for two hours would end up knowing
more human biology than I learned in an entire Grade 10 year.

The activities, puzzles, and text amaze, inform, and intrigue. Did you
know that 1000 strands of hair form a rope strong enough to hold a
175-pound man? Do you know the names of all the bones in your body? With
this book, you will learn why the doctor thumps your back, that if your
nose smells too many roses it will get overloaded, and that,
genetically, dimples dominate non-dimples.

The bright cover, personal workbook format, and ample informative
illustrations will grab children and keep them hooked. Schools should be
aware that this is a workbook, so library use may not be appropriate,
although teachers will find lots of great ideas for classroom projects
and discussion. This book will be an excellent individual or family
purchase. Highly recommended.