Written in Bone: Buried Lives of Jamestown and Colonial Maryland
Sally M. Walker
Written in Bone: Buried Lives of Jamestown and Colonial Maryland
Written in Bone: Buried Lives of Jamestown and Colonial Maryland
Sally M. Walker
Descripción
Bright white teeth. Straight leg bones. Awkwardly contorted arm bones. On a hot summer day in 2005, Dr. Douglas Owsley of the Smithsonian Institution peered into an excavated grave, carefully examining the fragile skeleton that had been buried there for four hundred years. "He was about fifteen years old when he died. And he was European," Owsley concluded. But how did he know?
Just as forensic scientists use their knowledge of human remains to help solve crimes, they use similar skills to solve the mysteries of the long-ago past. Join author Sally M. Walker as she works alongside the scientists investigating colonial-era graves near Jamestown, Virginia, as well as other sites in Maryland. As you follow their investigations, she'll introduce you to what scientists believe are the lives of a teenage boy, a ship's captain, an indentured servant, a colonial official and his family, and an enslaved African girl. All are reaching beyond the grave to tell us their stories, which are written in bone.
Detalles
| Formato | Tapa dura |
| Número de Páginas | 144 |
| Lenguaje | Inglés |
| Editorial | Carolrhoda Books (R) |
| Fecha de Publicación | 2009-02-01 |
| Dimensiones | 10.6" x 8.3" x 0.7" pulgadas |
| Letra Grande | No |
| Con Ilustraciones | Si |
| Edad | 10-14 |
| Temas | Maryland, Maryland, Medio Atlántico, Medio Atlántico, Atlántico Sur, Atlántico Sur, Sudeste de EE.UU., Sudeste de EE.UU., Virginia, Virginia |
| Premios | Beehive Awards 2012 (Nominee), Benjamin Franklin Award 2010 (Winner), Capitol Choices: Noteworthy Books for Children and Teens 2010 (Recommended), Cybils 2009 (Finalist), IndieFab awards 2009 (Bronze Medal Winner), Moonbeam Children's Book Award 2009 (Bronze Medal Winner), Tayshas Reading 2010 (Commended), Texas Lone Star Reading List 2010 (Commended), Volunteer State Book Awards 2013 (Nominee), Volunteer State Book Awards 2013 (Nominee) |
Acerca del Autor
Walker, Sally M.
Sally M. Walker has been a children's book writer for over 20 years. Most of her books are nonfiction and present various science topics to young readers. Fossil Fish Found Alive is the story of the hunt for the elusive fish called the coelacanth. Sally also enjoys combining science investigation with historical topics. Her book Secrets of a Civil War Submarine, which won the 2006 Robert F. Sibert Medal, tells about the history, loss, and re-discovery of the first submarine to sink an enemy ship in battle. Written in Bone: Buried Lives of Jamestown and Colonial Maryland takes readers on archaeological expeditions, where the forensic analysis of colonial settlers' bones helps us to understand their lives. Sally especially enjoys writing narrative nonfiction that captures the reader's attention with a true story. She is also the author of 2019 Orbis Pictus Honor Book Champion: The Comeback Tale of the American Chestnut.Garantía & Otros
| Garantía: | 30 dias por defectos de fabrica |
| Peso: | 0.726 kg |
| SKU: | 9780822571353 |
| Publicado en Unimart.com: | 20/08/24 |
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