Junior/Intermediate Canadian "... covers a wide range of topics... Beginning with the discovery of a dead hummingbird... The book is divided into 4 main chapters: Life & Lifespans, How Things Die, After Death, and When People Die. The final chapter (1 page) completes the story of the hummingbird. Other than (that), each chapter covers a great variety of topics... When People Die covers human grieving, animal grieving, funeral customs, after-life phenomena... species memory, autopsies... cryonics... cloning. The information is delivered in short text boxes, most supported by one or more photographs. In addition to the animal kingdom, other life forms are covered, including bacteria, microorganisms... higher plants... ideal for those who want short, fascinating facts... easy to read 1 page or many and to begin at the beginning or jump into the middle. Boys especially may find this... appealing. The... range of topics, the superficial treatment of most topics, combined with information... contained exclusively within text boxes unfortunately gives a disjointed feel to the book... However, the wealth of information outweighs this concern..." - Resource Links, Oct/06 *feature review, Quill & Quire, Oct/06.

Includes index.