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Bodies from the Ice: Melting Glaciers and the Recovery of the Past
Contributor(s): Deem, James M. (Author)

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ISBN: 061880045X     ISBN-13: 9780618800452
Publisher: Clarion Books
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Binding Type: Hardcover
Published: October 2008
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Annotation: In 1991, mountain climbers on the Niederjoch Glacier on the Italian-Austrian border came across something unexpected: a body. It had been a very warm summer, and five bodies had already turned up in the area. But something here was different. The materials found with the body suggested it might be very old, perhaps from the 1800s. But radiocarbon dating proved the iceman was 5,300 years older, from the Copper Age. He was named Otzi and he is the oldest human mummy preserved in ice ever found. James M. Deem takes us on a captivating and creepy journey to learn about glaciers, hulking masses of moving ice that are now offering up many secrets of the past.
Additional Information
BISAC Categories:
- Juvenile Nonfiction | Social Science - Archaeology
- Juvenile Nonfiction | History - Central & South America
- Juvenile Nonfiction | History - Europe
Dewey: 904
LCCN: 2008001868
Age Level: 8-12
Grade Level: 3-7
Lexile Measure: 1180(Not Available)
Guided Reading: W (Grade 6)
Physical Information: 0.5" H x 11.3" W x 9.1" L (1.35 lbs) 64 pages
Features: Bibliography, Dust Cover, Ikids, Illustrated, Index, Maps, Price on Product, Table of Contents
Awards: Young Hoosier Book Award, Nominee, Middle Grades, 2011
Robert F. Sibert Informational Book Award, Honor Book, Children's Book, 2009
Capitol Choices: Noteworthy Books for Children and Teens, Recommended, Ten to Fourteen, 2009
Review Citations: Kirkus Review - Children 10/15/2008 pg. 1116
Kirkus Best Children's Books 11/15/2008 pg. 6
School Library Journal 12/01/2008 pg. 146
Booklist 12/01/2008 pg. 61
Bulletin of Ctr for Child Bks 12/01/2008
Horn Book Magazine 01/01/2009 pg. 111
Science Books & Films 03/01/2009 pg. 70
Science 12/11/2009 pg. 1484
ALA Notable Children's Books 03/15/2009 pg. 24
Hornbook Guide to Children 01/01/2009 pg. 195 - Superior,Well Above Average
Accelerated Reader Info
Quiz #: 125748
Reading Level: 8.3   Interest Level: Middle Grades   Point Value: 2.0
 
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Publisher Description:
A 2009 Sibert Honor Book

In 1991, mountain climbers on the Niederjoch Glacier on the Italian-Austrian border came across something unexpected: a body. It had been a very warm summer, and five bodies had already turned up in the area. But something here was different. The materials found with the body suggested it might be very old, perhaps from the 1800s. But radiocarbon dating proved the iceman was 5,300 years older, from the Copper Age. He was named tzi and he is the oldest human mummy preserved in ice ever found. In this Sibert Honor Book, James M. Deem takes us on a captivating and creepy journey to learn about glaciers, hulking masses of moving ice that are now offering up many secrets of the past.


Contributor Bio(s): Deem, James M.: - James M. Deem is the author of numerous books for young readers, including 3 NB of Julian Drew, Bodies from the Ice: Melting Glaciers and the Rediscovery of the Past, and Faces From the Past. Mr. Deem lives outside of Phoenix, Arizona.
 
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