Out of the ice how climate change is revealing the past

"As the Earth's climate continues to warm, the permafrost melts, glaciers are receding and ice patches are shrinking. It is a unique time on our planet, one that has resulted in a treasury of preserved organic material (e.g., caribou droppings and human and animal remains) and inorganic artifacts (e...

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Main Author: Eamer, Claire, 1947- (Author)
Other Authors: Shannon, Drew, 1988- (Illustrator)
Format: Books Print Book
Language:English
Published: Toronto, ON : Kids Can Press, [2018]
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Summary:"As the Earth's climate continues to warm, the permafrost melts, glaciers are receding and ice patches are shrinking. It is a unique time on our planet, one that has resulted in a treasury of preserved organic material (e.g., caribou droppings and human and animal remains) and inorganic artifacts (e.g., tools and clothing) is being revealed by the big melt, providing us with entirely new information about how people and animals lived up to several thousand years ago. But it's a race against time for archaeologists because as soon as the objects begin to thaw, they also begin to disintegrate."--
Physical Description:32 pages : color illustrations ; 23 x 28 cm
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references (page 30) and index.
ISBN:1771387319
9781771387316
Author Notes:CLAIRE EAMER is an award-winning writer of nonfiction books for children, including Before the World Was Ready: Stories of Daring Genius in Science and The World in Your Lunch Box: The Wacky History and Weird Science of Everyday Foods. She lives on Gabriola Island, British Columbia.

Drew Shannon is an illustrator living in Toronto whose work has been published by The Globe and Mail, The Walrus, Reader's Digest and more. He's also the co-creator of the young adult detective comic series The Montague Twins.