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Gareth Stevens Publishing
Pub. Date
2015.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 6.8 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Death is as old as life itself, and the rituals accompanying it are about as old, too. For thousands of years, cultures around the world have ritualized death as a way of understanding it. Whether it was preserving a body for eternity or disposing of it completely to set the soul free, a culture's funerary customs reveal much about how its people viewed life and death. This text provides an age-appropriate examination of death rituals from cultures...
Author
Series
Publisher
Gareth Stevens Publishing
Pub. Date
2015.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 6.5 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Full-color photographs show the different ways cultures have buried their dead, from the beauty of Zentralfriedhof in Vienna to the restrained dignity of Arlington National Cemetery.
Author
Series
Publisher
Gareth Stevens Publishing
Pub. Date
2015.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 6.6 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Have you ever heard of people saving the bones of their ancestors? That's what happens in ossuaries and charnel houses. You might be wondering why people would do this, and there are several fascinating reasons you need to read to believe. Inside this creepy volume, readers will find amazing photographs of charnel houses and ossuaries, including the dark passages of the Paris catacombs and the ornately decorated Sedlec Ossuary. Photographs are paired...
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