Faces from the Past: Forgotten People of North America

Once, no humans lived on the continent of North America; then they began to journey, the first migrants arriving perhaps 15,000 to 20,000 years ago. When a skeleton from long-ago centuries is discovered, scientists want to study it for information about the person's life and death, about her or his time and place in history. Sometimes artists are asked to reconstruct faces from the past using copies of their skulls. Then these nameless, unknown people can be "brought back to life"--remembered, and honored.

Now, when their skeletons are discovered, their stories can be told.

Author: James M. Deem
Publisher: Clarion Books
Published: 11/20/2012
Pages: 160
Binding Type: Hardcover
Weight: 1.70lbs
Size: 9.50h x 8.60w x 0.80d
ISBN: 9780547370248

Accelerated Reader:
Reading Level: 9.1
Point Value: 6
Interest Level: Middle Grade
Quiz #/Name: 155147 / Faces from the Past: Forgotten People of North America


Review Citation(s):
Kirkus Reviews 10/15/2012 pg. 2371
Horn Book Magazine 11/01/2012 pg. 119
Booklist 11/15/2012 pg. 44
SLJ's Best Books 12/01/2012 pg. 34
School Library Journal 12/01/2012 pg. 137
Bulletin of Ctr for Child Bks 01/01/2013 pg. 242
Hornbook Guide to Children 01/01/2013 pg. 182 - Superior,Well Above Average

About the Author

James M. Deem is the author of numerous books for young readers, including the 2009 Sibert Honor Book Bodies from the Ice: Melting Glaciers and the Rediscovery of the Past. He lives outside of Phoenix, Arizona. Visit his website at www.jamesmdeem.com.

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