Their Skeletons Speak: Kennewick Man and the Paleoamerican World Sally M. WalkerWe're almost done looking at the long list for YALSA's Award for Excellence in Nonfiction for Young Adults. Sally Walker had two books on the list this year-- big congratulations to her!
Like her Written in Bone: Buried Lives of Jamestown and Colonial Maryland, Walker looks at the history and science and significance of several sets of remains. This time, she focuses on the oldest skeletons found in the Americas.
The book mostly focuses on 9,000 years-old Kennewick Man, how we was discovered on a riverbank in 1996 and how much we have discovered about where we came from.
I'm a huge fan of Bones and so I love of Walker shows us how the reconstruction and renderings work in real life. I find such things fascinating. I also like how Walker looks at a range of finds and how they all relate to each other in forming a unified theory of early human life in the Americas. I hope Walker continues to write books on using forensic science and history-- wonderful stuff.
Today's Nonfiction Monday round up is over at Stacking Books. Be sure to check it out!
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2 comments:
I haven't read any of Walker's books. But your review has intrigued me. We recently attended a Museum Exhibit on evolution and DD has shown some interest in the area. Must try to see how I can read this to her. Thanks for sharing at NF Monday!
-Reshama
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I'm a big fan of Sally's work and am looking forward to this title. Thanks for the review!
Best,
Loree
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