Corpses, Coffins, and Crypts

Authors: Colman, Penny
Topics: Community, World History
Lexile: 1190,
Publisher: Henry Holt and Co. (BYR)
ISBN: 9781466801356,
Classification: Non-Fiction
Number of pages: 146,
Synopsis:

Penny Colman is the author of many award-winning books, among them, Toilets, Bathtubs, Sinks and Sewers: A History of the Bathroom, a New York Public Library Best Book for Teens, and Rosie the Riveter: Women Working on the Homefront in WWII, an American Library Association Notable Book, a School Library Journal Best Book for Young Adults, and the winner of the Orbis Pictus Honor Award.

A popular guest speaker, Penny Colman lives in Englewood, New Jersey.

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