The Horn Book Guide

TECHNOLOGY

Murray, Elizabeth A.

Death: Corpses, Cadavers, and Other Grave Matters

112 pp. | Twenty-First Century | April, 2010 | Library ISBN 978-0-7613-3851-2 $31.93

(3) YA Discovery! series. From the conditions necessary to keep a body alive, to disease and other causes of death, to post-mortem changes and the final stages of decomposition, this book takes a head-on look at the subject. Murray's informative text is enhanced by well-chosen photos and sidebars, which also help to lighten the impact of the sometimes difficult subject matter. Websites. Bib., glos., ind.

Reviewer: Kitty Flynn