Buttons, Bones, and the Organ-Grinder's Monkey: Tales of Historical Archaeology by Meg Greene This book follows contemporary archaeologists in five cases of discovery that have reinterpreted history: the excavation of the French explorer La Salle's ship Belle off the coast of Texas; the reconstruction of life in the Jamestown settlement through its original fort; the battle of the Little Bighorn, where Sioux accounts were at odds with the U.S. Army explanation; the excavation of the slave quarters in Jefferson's Monticello; and the diggings in the Foley Courthouse Square, a New York City immigrant neighborhood over 150 years ago. What the archaeologists made of what they found in the dirt will give kids a fresh and fun way to understand the importance of history. A Linnet Book Age 11 up. xiv, 122 p., illus., notes, bibliog. Library binding, 0-208-02498-0 $25.00