🦴Bones hold up your body. They give it its shape.

Your skull is made of bones. They keep your brain safe.

❤️Your ribs make a cage. It keeps your heart and lungs safe.

Your bones make a hard frame called the skeleton.

🦴A grown-up has 206 bones. That is a lot of bones.

A joint is where two or more bones meet.

🦒A giraffe has seven bones in its neck. You have seven too.

🦈A shark has a skeleton too. It is not made of bone.

You may think bones are dry sticks. In fact, bones are alive.

Bones get stronger when you are active.

Words to know

• skeleton: bone frame
• joint: bones meet
• ribs: chest bones
• skull: head bones