Secrets of the Dead: Mummies and Other Human Remains from Around the World

Ages 9 to 12, Grades 4 to 7

Travel back in time to discover the secrets that lay among mummies and other human remains from around the world. From ancient Egyptian mummies and European bog bodies to the plaster citizens of Pompeii, painted people of the Steppe, and Japanese self-mummifying monks, this book reveals what scientists and experts have uncovered about our ancestors' lives from the bodies they left behind. Find out what people of the past ate, wore, believed in, and much more in this unique and intricately illustrated book. With engaging text by Matt Ralphs, written in consultation with experts from the British Museum, and historically accurate and detailed artwork by Gordy Wright, this is a book that will captivate and enlighten readers with an interest in history, archaeology, and anthropology.

About the Author

Matt Ralphs is a freelance writer of children's fiction and nonfiction. While working for many years as an editor, he helped other writers create novels, comics, and lavish art books.. He lives on England’s Grand Union Canal on a boat he named Nostromo in honor of Alien,his favorite film.

Gordy Wright is a UK-based illustrator, printmaker, and picture book creator who grew up in a small town on the edge of the North Yorkshire Moors in England. He later moved to Bristol, England to study illustration at the University of the West of England. When he's not painting and making books, he enjoys being outside, be it riding his bike, having mini adventures in the countryside, or just watching the birds in the garden. He also has an unhealthy addiction to collecting houseplants.