Written in Bone
Buried Lives of Jamestown and Colonial Maryland
Binding: Hardcover
Age 10+
History & The Past: General Interest
Award-winning author Sally M. Walker works alongside scientists as they excavate colonial-era graves and examine fragile 400-year-old skeletons. See what they can determine about these early Americans—a ship's captain, an indentured servant, and others—from studying their bones.
Creators
Sally M. Walker is the author of many award-winning nonfiction books for young readers. She is the author of Secrets of a Civil War Submarine: Solving the Mysteries of the H.L. Hunley, which won the prestigious Sibert award in 2006, Written in Bone: Buried Lives of Jamestown and Colonial Maryland, and Their Skeletons Speak: Kennewick Man and the Paleoamerican World
which received the School Library Journal Best Book award. When she isn't busy writing or doing research for books, Ms. Walker works as a children's literature consultant. She gives presentations at many reading conferences and has taught at Northern Illinois University.
