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Author
Publisher
A Scholastic/Madison Press Book
Pub. Date
1992.
Physical Desc
64 pages : color illustrations ; 29 cm
Language
English
Description
An account of Howard Carter's discovery of the tomb of King Tutankhamun, descriptions of the artifacts inside and their importance, the discovery in 1988 of more artifacts, and theories about the curse associated with the tomb.
Author
Series
Publisher
Crabtree Pub. Co
Pub. Date
[2011]
Physical Desc
24 pages : color illustrations ; 24 cm.
Language
English
Description
Discover the secrets of ancient Egypt, the land of the pharaohs. Find out what's inside a mummy, how fast a chariot could race, and what weapons the Egyptian soldiers carried.
24) Tutankhamun
Author
Series
Publisher
F. Watts
Pub. Date
[1996]
Physical Desc
64 pages : illustrations (some color), color map ; 23 cm.
Language
English
Description
Tells the story of the discovery of Tutankhamun's tomb by Howard Carter and Lord Carnarvon and the supposed curse connected with it, as well as information on the life and dynasty of the pharaoh.
Author
Publisher
Blue Apple Books
Pub. Date
[2010]
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 24 x 29 cm
Language
English
Description
Inside New York City's Metropolitan Museum of Art, the sphinx of the Pharaoh Hatshepsut holds court. But how did this ancient artifact get to the museum?
Author
Publisher
Peter Bedrick Books
Pub. Date
1999.
Edition
First American edition.
Physical Desc
44 pages : illustrations (some color), color maps ; 29 cm
Language
English
Description
Describes the discovery of the tomb of the Egyptian king Tutankhamun and what it revealed about everyday life in his time.
Author
Series
Publisher
P. Bedrick Books
Pub. Date
1991.
Edition
First American edition.
Physical Desc
48 pages : color illustrations ; 29 cm.
Language
English
Description
Text and illustrations depict the construction and uses of the pyramids in ancient Egypt and explore how people lived and worked in that time.
Author
Series
Publisher
Lucent Books
Pub. Date
[2000]
Physical Desc
96 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.
Language
English
Description
Profiles King Tut's life and discusses the fascination with and mystery surrounding his death, the search for his tomb and its treasures, and the illnesses of archaeologists who have explored Egyptian tombs.
Author
Series
Publisher
Grosset & Dunlap
Pub. Date
[2002]
Physical Desc
30 unnumbered pages : color illustrations, color maps ; 24 cm.
Language
English
Description
Presents an introduction to mummies in the form of a school report written by a young boy after a visit to the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City.
33) Pyramid
Author
Series
Publisher
Franklin Watts
Pub. Date
1999.
Physical Desc
32 pages : color illustrations, maps ; 29 cm.
Language
English
Description
Describes the construction and uses of pyramids in ancient Egypt, the culture of that time period, and other kinds of pyramids around the world.
Author
Series
Publisher
Oxford University Press
Pub. Date
2003.
Physical Desc
47 pages : illustrations (some color), maps ; 26 cm.
Language
English
Description
Explores Egypt's Valley of the Kings, a vast burial ground containing more than seventy tombs, and discusses archaeologists' findings and challenges during nearly two hundred years of excavation.
Author
Publisher
Farrar Straus Giroux
Pub. Date
2018.
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 28 cm
Language
English
Description
"Howard dreamed of discovering a mummy, ... especially a royal mummy in its tomb, complete with all its treasures. When he was seventeen, he took a job with the Egypt Exploration Fund and was sent to Egypt to learn about archaeology and excavation sites. And his mummy hunt was on. Howard discovered many amazing artifacts, but he searched for years before coming upon the most famous mummy of all, King Tut"--Dust jacket flap.
Author
Series
Publisher
Barron's Educational Series, Inc
Pub. Date
2016.
Edition
First edition for the United States, its territories and dependencies, and Canada.
Physical Desc
48 pages : illustrations (chiefly color), color map ; 30 cm.
Language
English
Description
Provides a brief history of the ancient Egyptian civilization and discusses the discovery of Tutankhamun's tomb.
Author
Series
Publisher
Penguin Workshop, an imprint of Penguin Group (USA) LLC
Pub. Date
2015.
Physical Desc
108 pages : illustrations, folded color map ; 21 cm.
Language
English
Description
In this informative account, Dorothy and Thomas Hoobler tell the story of the powerful pharaohs who commissioned the pyramids at Giza and offer a fascinating look at the culture of the afterlife in ancient Egypt, explaining exactly how mummies were made.
Author
Publisher
Crabtree Publishing
Pub. Date
[2019]
Physical Desc
32 pages : illustrations ; 26 cm.
Language
English
Description
Can modern forensic tools help us uncover new clues about who built the Great Pyramid at Giza? What can mummy forensics teach us about the mummified remains of Egyptian royals? How does the forensic analysis of Egyptian coffins help identify an unknown cause of death? Curious readers will love this interesting title, which examines how forensic science has allowed scientists, archaeologists, and historians to solve mysteries and answer questions about...
Author
Series
Publisher
Bearport Publishing
Pub. Date
[2017]
Physical Desc
32 pages : color illustrations, color maps ; 27 cm.
Language
English
Description
In 1996, archaeologists made an incredible discovery -- a huge, ancient burial place in the Western Desert of Egypt. As the team worked at the site, they discovered mummies encased in gold, jewels, coins, and jars that once held wine. What have archaeologists learned about life in ancient Egypt by studying the mummies? What secrets have the artifacts buried in the tombs revealed? And could it be possible that more than 10,000 ancient Egyptian mummies...
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