A skeleton makes more sense once a child has built one. Susan Mayes pairs a short science book with a model kit that turns the body's framework and organs into a hands-on project.

Readical Key Points

• A 32-page illustrated book packaged with a kit for building a 16-inch anatomy figure with a skeleton and internal organs
• Written by Susan Mayes and illustrated by Amanda Shufflebotham
• For ages 7 to 9 (grades 2 to 4)
• Part of the Ignite STEM Book + Model Kit series

The book gathers more than 100 short facts about how the body works, moving from head to toe. Every illustrated scene carries a seek-and-find puzzle, and a quick quiz closes the book. The model takes the same material off the page: children assemble the skeleton and fit the organs into place, so each fact they read has somewhere physical to land.

This U.S. edition arrives as a combined book and kit rather than a standard binding. It suits children who learn by making things, and the parents, grandparents and teachers who build and read alongside them, whether as a weekend project or a classroom science station. At 16 inches, the finished model stands taller than the box it arrives in.

About the Author and Illustrator

Susan Mayes studied creative arts at Leeds University and began her career writing children's nonfiction before adding picture storybooks and early-learning titles. Amanda Shufflebotham designs and illustrates, with a background across advertising, design and book publishing.

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