{"product_id":"the-skeleton-revealed-steve-huskey-9781421421483","title":"The Skeleton Revealed: An Illustrated Tour of the Vertebrates","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eGorgeous high-contrast photographs reveal the eerie beauty of the vertebrate skeleton.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe vertebrate skeleton is one of nature's most amazing feats. Composed of cartilage and bone, it forms the supportive structure for all the remaining aspects of our anatomy. Stripped of skin, we can see the body's fascinating underlying architecture.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn this one-of-a-kind book, biologist and skeletal reconstructionist Steve Huskey lays bare the vertebrate skeleton, providing a guided tour of the nuanced differences among the many featured vertebrate species. Using skeletal preparations he has spent decades assembling, Huskey helps us understand why animals live the way they do. He shows us the jaw and fang structures that allow venomous snakes to both kill and consume their prey whole. We see that the eastern mole is built like a weightlifter, allowing it to \"swim through soil.\" Startling images demonstrate that the odd-looking trumpetfish is built not for music but for suction, with a skull that expands to vacuum in its prey.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe pages of \u003ci\u003eThe Skeleton Revealed\u003c\/i\u003e illuminate not only the elegance of each skeleton, but also the natural history story each skeleton tells. Come along--let's take a voyage through the boneyard.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Steve Huskey\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1421421488\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781421421483\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Johns Hopkins University Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 02\/15\/2017\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 360\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 2.56lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 10.10h x 8.20w x 0.80d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eChoice\u003c\/i\u003e 08\/01\/2017","brand":"Steve Huskey","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":44072941748479,"sku":"9781421421483","price":52.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_e56fc8d7-5488-47f5-a5ff-14ebf2817be3.jpg?v=1685444854","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-skeleton-revealed-steve-huskey-9781421421483","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}