Body Marks
Subtitle: Tattooing, Piercing and Scarification
Publisher: Millbrook Press; Twenty-First Century Books
Published: September 1, 2002
Language: eng
Format: Paperback
Number of pages: 112
ISBN-13: 9780761317425
Subjects: Juvenile literature; Social Studies - Sociology; Children: Young Adult (Gr. 7-9); Body, Mind & Spirit; Juvenile Nonfiction; Children's 12-Up - Sociology; Children's Books/Young Adult Misc. Nonfiction; Social Science - Sociology; Scarification (Body marking); Non-Classifiable; Body piercing; Tattooing; Art - Fashion; Body marking
First sentence: One of the most famous body marks displayed worldwide is the anchor tattoo on the oversized forearm of the cartoon character Popeye the Sailorman.
Description: Discusses the history of various forms of body marking, current popularity of body piercing and tattoos, how and why these are done, and some things to think about before choosing to be pierced or tattooed.