Written in Bone
Buried Lives of Jamestown and Colonial Maryland
Author: Sally M. Walker Series: Exceptional Social Studies Titles for Intermediate Grades
Join author Sally M. Walker as she works alongside scientists investigating colonial-era graves near Jamestown, Virginia: 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.
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Summary
Join author Sally M. Walker as she works alongside scientists investigating colonial-era graves near Jamestown, Virginia: 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.
Description
Anthropology scientists take readers through the process of investigating human remains found at colonial-era sites to reveal causes of death, match remains with the names on the historical records, and determine the skeletons' gender, age at death, nationality, and even economic standing.
Awards
Winner of Benjamin Franklin Award (Young Adult Nonfiction) 2010
Commended for Texas Lone Star Reading List 2010
Commended for Tayshas Reading 2010
Commended for IndieFab awards (Young Adult Nonfiction) 2009
Commended for Capitol Choices: Noteworthy Books for Children and Teens (Ten to Fourteen) 2010
Commended for Moonbeam Children's Book Award (Nonfiction-Young Adult) 2009
Commended for Cybils (Nonfiction-Mid Gr/YA) 2009
Short-listed for Volunteer State Book Awards (Middle School) 2013
Short-listed for Volunteer State Book Awards (High School) 2013
Short-listed for Beehive Awards (Informational) 2012
About the Author
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.
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