The mystery of death

key selling points

• explores death as part of the animal kingdom, stars in space and through the human experience. shows examples in nature of life beyond death such as a star becoming a red giant or a dead tree becoming the habitat for other organisms.
• explores how animals and humans have developed ways to survive in the face of predators and diseases.
• examines human and animal funerals, grieving processes and how humans have used mythology to try to explain death.
• each spread covers a different topic related to death and is accompanied by bright, dynamic illustrations by mariona cabassa that give the book a colorful and whimsical tone that is not scary.