At Home in Her Tomb: Lady Dai and the Ancient Chinese Treasures of Mawangdui - Hardcover

Liu-Perkins, Christine

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1580893708 ISBN 13: 9781580893701

Publisher: Charlesbridge, 2014

Synopsis

Unearth the mysteries of the Mawangdui tombs and take a sneak peek at life in Han dynasty China!

This middle-grade chapter book unearths one of China’s top archaeological finds of the last century. Miniature servants, mysterious silk paintings, scrolls of long-lost secrets, and the best preserved mummy in the world (the body of Lady Dai) are just some of the artifacts that shed light upon life in China 2200 years ago. Illustrations include archival photographs as well as gorgeously rendered illustrations of Lady Dai's life. 

Back matter includes historical notes on the Qin and Han Dynasties, a time line, glossary, author’s note, bibliography, quotation sources, and an index.

About this title

About the Author:

Christine Liu-Perkins has written about Chinese history and culture for Highlights for Children and Dig Into History magazines. This is her first book. Christine lives in Colorado.

Excerpt. © Reprinted by permission. All rights reserved.:

In the peaceful stillness of the museum, I looked down through a window into a room below my feet. There lay a woman, face-up, draped in white silk. She appeared to be sleeping. But this woman had been "sleeping" for more than two thousand years. I had seen mummies before, but those were dry, skin-covered skeletons--not like this soft-fleshed body. I could not stop staring at her, Lady Dai from the Mawangdui tombs.

About this edition

• Publisher: Charlesbridge
• Publication date: 2014
• ISBN 10: 1580893708
• ISBN 13: 9781580893701
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 80
• Illustrator: Brannen Sarah S.