Bodies from the ice : melting glaciers and the recovery of the past / by James M. Deem.
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TextPublication details: Boston : Houghton Mifflin, 2008.Description: 58 p. : ill. (some col.), col. maps ; 24 x 29 cmISBN: - 061880045X
- 599.9 22
- GN293 .D43 2008
- Robert F. Sibert Informational Book Award/Honors, 2009
| Item type | Current library | Call number | Status | Date due | Barcode |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unknown | Beverly Middle School | 599.9 DEE (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | Available | 703275 |
Includes bibliographical references (p. 54-56) and index.
Iceman of the Alps -- Grinding, gliding glaciers -- Dragons in the ice -- Frozen children of the Andes -- The mystery of Mallory -- Another man from a glacier -- Saving the past.
Wilson's Children, July 2009
School Library Journal starred, December 2008
Library Media Connection starred, May 2009
Kirkus Starred, October 2008
Booklist, December 2008
Horn Book, April 2009
Bulletin (Center for Children's books), December 2008
Science Books & Films (A.A.A.S.), March 2009
Examines the science of glaciers and looks at some of the discoveries of the past that have been made as the ice masses move and melt, including the preserved frozen remains of Otzi, the oldest human mummy ever found in ice, believed to be at least 5,300 years old.
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Robert F. Sibert Informational Book Award/Honors, 2009