The Magician By Anne Montgomery
Writer Kate Butler was hired by her magazine to write an article about
the 900 year old mummy that was found in Arizona.
She talks to a lot of people to find out who the man was, why he was so
different from the people who he lived with, and why he had so many treasures
buried with him. She also learns about looting and why a lot of the items will
be forever lost.
As the main character is figuring out the man behind the mummy, the
author takes us 900 years into the past, to tell us the story of what really
happened to a tribe that had been affected by a volcano eruption on the land
where they chose to live . It was nice looking into the lives of the people
and how they lived, what they believed in, the every day items they made, and
how certain items that seemed to belong in other parts of the world got to the
camp.
This was a very good book, telling both the modern story of discovery
and the ancient story of the lives of the tribe members. It had a lot of
native American history and explained a lot about some of the items that we
consider artifacts now. I give this book 5 out of 5 stars!
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