Resources for Students

For further information about Otzi check out these books!

Nonfiction Books:

Fiction Books:

This book includes a lot of information about how scientists used the discovered ice man to find out things about his life. It includes many pictures of the excavation site and a map pointing out where Otzi was found.

This book discusses what archeology is and why it is important. It has a specific chapter on page 30 which explains how ancient artifacts can be preserved by ice. It also has a specific chapter on page 42 which explains human remains and specifically refers to the ice man.

This book describes what a mummy is and how a natural mummy, like the ice man, is preserved on accident. It has an entire chapter on the ice man on page 56. It gives detail about how the scientists use the discovery of the “ice mummy” to find out who he was and how he died.

This book has a specific chapter for the ice man. It is written like a story using specific details about what the ice man was doing up until his death. It then gives information about how the body remained preserved and how scientists did when they discovered him.

Each chapter answers a different question about prehistoric people. Includes a specific section regarding the ice man on page 25. Also includes a detailed timeline about prehistoric people based on location.

This is a children's book about an orphaned girl who goes to live in the Alps with her Grandfather and all of the adventures she goes on.

Articles:

"5 Surprising Facts About Otzi the Iceman"

Scholars continue to be amazed by the ancient man found frozen in the Alps.

This is an article from National Geographic. Click here to read the full article and learn five interesting facts about Otzi.

This book tells the tale of a dog, Barry, who rescues hikers in the Italian Alps.

This chapter book discusses how Otzi was discovered, how scientists moved his body out of the Alps in order to conduct research, and where his body is stored today.

Jack and Annie travel back to Ancient Egypt and have to help a queen solve a puzzle, or risk mummification themselves.

Jack and Annie travel back in time in the Alps in search of a rare flower.