This non-fiction book gives mixed messages about global warming. We do not want to let the ice sheets and glaciers melt, but as global warming increases, the ice sheets melt and we see what's trapped in them. We learn about the history of the world from the archaeological finds in them. From child sacrifices high up in the Andes, to mammoths killed by humans a long way away from where humans were supposed to be living, as well as mountain climbers, and caribou dung, there ahave been many things found in the meltpools. The frozen sections of our world are telling us a lot about the past, and this book, with great choices of illustration and text, is sharing this with us. What a great book to use in school when learning about archaeology, ice covered environments and global warming. The publisher generously provided me with a copy of this book via Netgalley. ( )

This nonfiction book reads like a chapter book. It is engrossing and I loved the subject. I worry that a politician will take it and use it to encourage climate change but children will just enjoy stories of people finding relics in the melting ice. ( )

Out of the Ice: How Climate Change is Revealing the Past by Claire Eamer & Drew Shannon is a neat little book introducing middle-grade readers to archaeology, which I'm always in favour of. I learned about a new branch of archaeology! Called glacial archaeology, it is the study of artifacts and the like emerging from the earth’s cryosphere, or cold layer. Rising temperatures are melting the glaciers, ice caps, and permafrost, revealing formerly hidden sites. The book is divided into sections that look at ice patches, glaciers, and permafrost finds from around the world. Thanks to the preservation quality of the cold, archaeologists are able to learn a great deal about past flora and fauna, and about our ancestors’ ways of life. The information was easy to read and process for younger readers, but still interesting for adults. Perfect addition to any middle school science class library!

***Many thanks to Netgalley and Kids Can Press for providing an egalley in exchange for a fair and honest review. ( )

This was a very very interesting book. It’s about things that have been found in the melting ice, glaciers, ext as climate change heats our planet. This book covers mammoths, puppies, people, weapons, etc. it’s well laid out and uses a mix of illustrations and real pictures to attract readers. The only bad thing is that It makes climate change sound like a good thing, like a treasure hunt, instead of something bad. ( )