Today is the day we move
From spooky season
To Non Fiction November
Over the coming month
I will be sharing a range
Of brilliant and beautiful
Non fiction books
Great books that make
Gorgeous gifts
For readers of all ages
To bridge October to November
I have the perfect book
The stunning
Secrets of The Dead
A magnificent non fiction book
From Nosy Crow
In collaboration with
The British Museum
This book is striking
With a cover to die for
It invites readers in to explore
Magnificent pages about
Mummies
And other human remains
From around the world
Readers can travel to Egypt
To see the tomb of Tutanhkhamun
Learn about Ramses the Great
And Gebelein Man
Through case studies readers
Can learn about
Preserving the dead
Canopic Jars
Ancient Egyptian Funerary Gods
Pyramids and Tombs
Readers journey to South America
To discover The Maiden of Llullaillaco
And death rituals of the Incas
In Europe readers learn about
Otzi the Ice Man
An amazingly preserved body
Of a man who had died during
The European Copper Age
Readers also learn about
Pompeii
A city destroyed and preserved
By the eruption of Mount Vesuvius
There are so many fascinating facts
In the pages of this book
Hard to believe happenings
Through which historians have
Learned so much
And passed their discoveries
On to us
I loved reading about Tollund Man
Found in Denmark
I studied his story at secondary school
And it has stayed with me
I was glad to see him again
And find out about other Bog Bodies
Through the pages of this book
Readers travel far and wide
Across the world
And back in time
Every body found
Is fascinating
Every body still hidden
Every story untold
Is so exciting to contemplate
We can learn so much
From the bodies
Buried in sand
Frozen in ice
Or hidden in caves
This is a wonderful book
For inspiring young readers
To take an interest in the past
In history
Archaeology
Geography
The world we live in
Past, present and future
A brilliant and beautiful book
Packed with facts
And detailed illustrations
A great book that would make
A gorgeous gift
And a rich resource
For every home and classroom
