BIBLIOGRAPY
Deem, James M. BODIES FROM THE ICE: MELTING GLACIERS AND THE RECOVERY OF THE PAST. 2008. New York, NY: Houghton Mifflin. ISBN 9780618800452
PLOT SUMMARY
BODIES FROM THE ICE begins its tale in 1991 when husband and wife hikers discover a body under melting ice on the Niederjoch glacier. The couple took a picture of the body and returned to town to inform the authorities. This sparked a full-fledged archeology dig for the body and attracted attention from the media everywhere. Many thought the body was a few hundred years old, but the world was stunned when radiocarbon testing revealed, the body, nicknamed “Otzi” by the media, was 5,300 years old. Information about other bodies found in ice such as the Incan children purposefully buried as sacrifices in the Andes, are presented as well as in depth information about glaciers.
CRITICAL ANALYSIS
The book is broken up into seven sections detailed in the table of contents. Each section features information on bodies found in ice around different parts of the world as well explaining glacier formations and highlighting famous glaciers around the world. Throughout Deem's book, text is paired with helpful maps, images of articles found at dig sites, as well as crisp clear full page pictures of the frozen bodies, epic glaciers, and soaring mountains. Also found in the book, in the back of the text, are suggested websites, a list of glaciers to visit, and a helpful index to help the active and adventurous reader navigate through the text.
REVIEW EXCERPT
2009 AMERICAN LIBRARY ASSOCIATION NOTABLE BOOKS FOR CHILDREN
BOOKLIST review: “There are books about melting glaciers and books about frozen bodies, but this attractive offering combines the topics in a way that will intrigue readers. It begins with a chance discovery by walkers in northern Italy who find a thawing corpse originally thought to be from the 1800s. Scientists later realized the body was more than 5,000 years old. As glaciers melt throughout the world, more frozen bodies are appearing, adding greatly to the knowledge researchers have about history and culture. Individual chapters cover types of glaciers and why they are fertile territory for housing bodies; the Chamonix glacier, which saw women climbers in the early 1800s; the mystery of George Mallory, who died trying to climb Mt. Everest.”
CONNECTIONS
James Deem's book will appeal to female and male adventurers everywhere.
Read other similar non-fiction books by Deem such as:
BODIES FROM THE BOG. ISBN 0618354026 and
BODIES FROM THE ASH: LIFE AND DEATH IN ANCIENT POMPEII. ISBN 0618473084
Deem, James M. BODIES FROM THE ICE: MELTING GLACIERS AND THE RECOVERY OF THE PAST. 2008. New York, NY: Houghton Mifflin. ISBN 9780618800452
PLOT SUMMARY
BODIES FROM THE ICE begins its tale in 1991 when husband and wife hikers discover a body under melting ice on the Niederjoch glacier. The couple took a picture of the body and returned to town to inform the authorities. This sparked a full-fledged archeology dig for the body and attracted attention from the media everywhere. Many thought the body was a few hundred years old, but the world was stunned when radiocarbon testing revealed, the body, nicknamed “Otzi” by the media, was 5,300 years old. Information about other bodies found in ice such as the Incan children purposefully buried as sacrifices in the Andes, are presented as well as in depth information about glaciers.
CRITICAL ANALYSIS
The book is broken up into seven sections detailed in the table of contents. Each section features information on bodies found in ice around different parts of the world as well explaining glacier formations and highlighting famous glaciers around the world. Throughout Deem's book, text is paired with helpful maps, images of articles found at dig sites, as well as crisp clear full page pictures of the frozen bodies, epic glaciers, and soaring mountains. Also found in the book, in the back of the text, are suggested websites, a list of glaciers to visit, and a helpful index to help the active and adventurous reader navigate through the text.
REVIEW EXCERPT
2009 AMERICAN LIBRARY ASSOCIATION NOTABLE BOOKS FOR CHILDREN
BOOKLIST review: “There are books about melting glaciers and books about frozen bodies, but this attractive offering combines the topics in a way that will intrigue readers. It begins with a chance discovery by walkers in northern Italy who find a thawing corpse originally thought to be from the 1800s. Scientists later realized the body was more than 5,000 years old. As glaciers melt throughout the world, more frozen bodies are appearing, adding greatly to the knowledge researchers have about history and culture. Individual chapters cover types of glaciers and why they are fertile territory for housing bodies; the Chamonix glacier, which saw women climbers in the early 1800s; the mystery of George Mallory, who died trying to climb Mt. Everest.”
CONNECTIONS
James Deem's book will appeal to female and male adventurers everywhere.
Read other similar non-fiction books by Deem such as:
BODIES FROM THE BOG. ISBN 0618354026 and
BODIES FROM THE ASH: LIFE AND DEATH IN ANCIENT POMPEII. ISBN 0618473084
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