Deem, James M. <br/><br/>
Bodies from the ice :  melting glaciers and the recovery of the past / 
by James M. Deem. 
 - Boston :  Houghton Mifflin,  2008. 
 - 58 p. :  ill. (some col.), col. maps ;  24 x 29 cm. 
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographical references (p. 54-56) and index. 
<br/><br/>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. 
<br/><br/> Library Media Connection starred.  School Library Journal starred.  Wilson's Children.  Booklist, December 2008.  Bulletin (Center for Children's books), December 2008.  Horn Book, April 2009.  Kirkus Starred, October 2008.  Library Media Connection starred, May 2009.  School Library Journal starred, December 2008.  Science Books & Films (A.A.A.S.), March 2009.  Wilson's Children, July 2009. 
<br/><br/> 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. 
<br/><br/> 8.6  Follett Library Resources.  5-8  Follett Library Resources. 
<br/><br/> Robert F. Sibert Informational Book Award/Honors, 2009. 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>0329709089 061880045X 9780329709082 9780618800452 (trade) 
<br/><br/><label>LCCN: </label>2008001868 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Ice mummies--Juvenile literature.<br/>Otzi (Ice mummy)--Juvenile literature.<br/>Mummies.<br/>Otzi (Ice mummy)<br/>Mummies.<br/>Otzi (Ice mummy)
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>GN293  / .D43 2008 
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>599.9