Diana Lawrenson

This twenty-sixth book in the fantastic It's True! series takes a squiz at skeletons large and small - what bones are for, how they grow and repair themselves, what happens to them when we die.Pssst! It's true! This is the best book on bones you'll ever read!Did you know that Santa Claus once punched a bishop? Have you heard of weaver's bottom and housemaid's knee? What's an ossuary?Bone up on bunions, explore X-rays, find your femur. Knuckle down to the facts on people who picnic in graveyards. Discover how experts find murder clues in dry bones, and why we can't wag our tails.Seek out the secrets of skulls and skeletons

Everything you wanted to know about hair, this is one of the first six titles launching the fantastic new non-fiction series It's True!Psst! It's true! This is the best book on HAIR you'll ever read!Did you know a single strand of hair can show that you've been poisoned? Or that redheads were once burned at the stake as witches?Find out the facts about follicles and what makes hair frizzy, fine or fair. Read up on beards, babies, barbers and baldness. Talk about toupees and discover that hair is everywhere.Tease your friends with tangled tales and hair-raising facts.