| 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 OUR PRICE: $17.09 Product Type: Hardcover Published: October 2008 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 |
| Lexile Measure: 1180 |
| Physical Information: 0.5" H x 11.3" W x 9.1" (1.35 lbs) 64 pages |
| Accelerated Reader Info |
| Quiz #: 125748 Reading Level: 8.3 Interest Level: Middle Grades Point Value: 2.0 |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| 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. |