Their Skeletons Speak: Kennewick Man and the Paleoamerican World
by Sally M. Walker and Douglas W. Owsley
Discovery of the Kennewick Man skeleton in Washington State in 1996 sets the stage... read more
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- Grade
- 4-8
- Genre
- Nonfiction
- Cultural Experience
- American Indian
Year Published 2012
Word Count 31,800
- Text Complexity
- Lexile Level: 1140L
- ATOS Reading Level: 8.7
- AR Quiz Numbers
- Quiz 153619, 6 AR Points
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- Curricular Area
- English Language Arts
- History
- Subject Headings
- Kennewick Man
- Indians of North America--Washington (State)--Antiquities
- Human remains (Archaeology)
- Juvenile Nonfiction | Social Science | Customs, Traditions, Anthropology
- Human remains (Archaeology)--Washington (State)
- Juvenile Nonfiction | History | Prehistoric
- Origin
- Young Adult Misc. Nonfiction
- Washington (State)
- Washington (State)--Antiquities
- Paleo-Indians
- Anthropometry
- Paleo-Indians--Washington (State)--Origin
- Juvenile Nonfiction | People & Places | United States - Native American
- Paleo-Indians--Anthropometry--Washington (State)
- Antiquities
- Indians of North America
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Awards & Distinctions 3

CCBC Choices
Selection, 2013

Junior Library Guild Selections, 2012-2023
Middle Selection, 2012

SLJ Best Books of the Year, 2010 - 2022
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