When she goes to the hospital, the little girl is X-rayed and then she must get used to wearing a cast. As Kate recounts the progress of her recovery, and the interesting people she meets along the way, the young reader will learn all sorts of interesting facts about bones, breaks, and healing.

This illustrated chapter book is ideal for the youngster who, like Kate, has experienced a broken bone. Not only will the child receive a sense of the recovery process, but he or she will discover some fascinating material about the 206 bones that make up the human body.