Baby Mammoth Mummy: Frozen in Time (Special Sales Edition): A Prehistoric Animal's Journey into the 21st Century

by Christopher Sloan

Meet Lyuba—the most perfectly preserved baby mammoth ever discovered! Found lying along a riverside 31,000 years after her birth, Lyuba provides a never-before-seen view of prehistoric life in Siberia. Together with award-winning author Christopher Sloan, kids learn the story of her discovery by the indigenous Nenet people and peak inside Lyuba’s mysterious prehistoric world. Readers will join scientists as they recreate Lyuba’s life and death using cutting edge science—including paleontology, radiology, and forensic science—and reveal new information about mammoths and their ice age home. Lyuba’s incredible story, which debuted as a National Geographic Channel exclusive and as articles in National Geographic magazine and National Geographic Kids magazine, is certain to be a fascinating read for kids and a great complement to science curriculum.

Genres: Nonfiction, Science, Picture Books, Juvenile

48 pages, Hardcover

First published August 9, 2011

Reviews

[Kristi Maurer · Rating 5 out of 5]

“Baby Mammoth Mummy: Frozen in Time” is an excellent book, full of wonderful graphics. I think it would be appreciated by either an adult or child. There is so much you could take from this book. A child would enjoy flipping through the pages and seeing the baby mammoth photos and illustrations; an older child will enjoy the interesting facts about prehistoric animals; an adult will value the scientific discoveries made and the direction the paleontologist are taking them. I would certainly recommend this book to anyone. I would use it in the classroom for a science unit on fossils and archeology. An older student may want to refer to this book for a report or research paper.

[Rebecca · Rating 4 out of 5]

When Lyuba was discovered in Siberia, she was the most complete baby mammoth mummy ever found--the pictures of her are pretty freaky, since she looks so complete. After her discovery, scientists in many fields did CAT scans, endoscopic exams, carbon-14 dating, etc., to learn all they could about the baby mammoth and her life and times.

I was drawn to this one by the lifelike pictures of Lyuba, and it's certainly an interesting read full of great pictures, if a few too many disruptive sidebars. The author explains everything very clearly, and young readers will learn a lot in a short space of time.

[Abby Johnson · Rating 4 out of 5]

A baby mammoth, frozen and perfectly preserved was found in Siberia. Together, scientists learned many things from the mummy: what she ate, how she died, when she lived, and a little about what the world was like 40,000 years ago.

This book is well laid-out with large color photographs and sidebars and charts that add to the text. Kids fascinated with dinosaurs and prehistoric life will certainly dig this book, as will budding archaeologists and zoologists. Back matter includes resources, online resources, a glossary, and an index.

[Michael · Rating 4 out of 5]

Look inside a real mammoth with space age technology and across the ancient mammoth steppes. Starting from the discovery of a perfectly preserved baby woolly mammoth and working backwards to the last ice age, National Geographic does what it does best: opens new worlds with amazing visuals.

[Sharon · Rating 4 out of 5]

Incredible story about Lyuba, a perfectly preserved baby mammoth, discovered on a river sandbar in Siberia. Photographs, charts, and a very understandable text leads the reader from discovery to the various labs where the baby mammoth was studied. Great for budding paleontologists!

[Andrea]

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[Jeanne · Rating 3 out of 5]

a book to book talk for the summer reading club 2013

[Rachel · Rating 4 out of 5]

Interesting story with great pictures and information.

[Edward Sullivan · Rating 4 out of 5]

Fascinating story with great information and photographs.

[Kendra]

Horrrible ! i did not like it at all its not my choice or style

[Miguel Cervantes · Rating 5 out of 5]

a lot of facts about a frozen baby mammoth and information about her