Product Description: Blending real-life history and evidence with age-old myths, this book invites young readers to think critically about mummy legends and how they influence society. Text describes the characteristics of mummies, highlights historical accounts around the world, and offers examples from books, television, and film...read more

Product Description: Mummies are not just a phenomenon of ancient Egypt. Mummified corpses have also been discovered high in the mountains and the deserts of South America, in the ice of Greenland, in European churches and graves, in North European swamps and in Asia...read more

Mummification was a complicated process. In Egypt, brains were dragged with a hook through the bodys nose, and organs were put in jars to bury alongside the body! Why would anyone want to do that? Many civilizations believed in an afterlife and thought that a body should remain in a good condition to travel there. Egyptians were well known for their mummies, but many other civilizations practiced the art, too. China, South America, Italy, and the Canary Islands all have mummies. Some mummies happened naturally, such as in extreme cold places or peat bogs. Some more modern famous people have been preserved, such as Russian premier Vladimir Lenin and the philosopher Jeremy Bentham, who still sits in a chair on display at a University in London, England! This fascinating book gives readers a compelling look at the science and historical contexts behind mummification, and shows them through detailed photographs and creative illustrations the world of mummies up close!

Product Description: FOR USE IN SCHOOLS AND LIBRARIES ONLY. Mummies are like time capsules guarding long-lost information. Adapted from the acclaimed chapter book, the three stories in this book convey strange stories and fantastic facts that beginning readers can use to solve msyteries from the past...read more

Product Description: Investigate mysteries from the grave in this vividly illustrated book, a creepy-fun compendium of the world’s most fascinating mummies. National Geographic’s unparalleled photographs bring kids up close and personal with ancient remains, while Chris Sloan’s mesmerizing text reveals what the experts have discovered about each mummy’s life and death...read more

Product Description: Facts about mummies and the mummification process, along with quizzes to test the reader's knowledge.

Product Description: From the pyramids at Giza to the discovery of Tutankhamun's tomb, mummies - those ancient and awesome figures of the dead - are among the most fascinating and surprising mysteries of the ancient world. Now you can travel back in time and look beneath the mummy's bandages as it goes from dead to perfectly preserved, all in just a few months...read more

Find out all you need to know about mummies. What is a mummy? Where do they come from? Where can you see them? Is there really a mummy's curse? Get the facts. Got that? Then read a scary story about the mummy that came back to life: "The Walking Horror". Finally, use the Word Check to make sure you can sound like an expert!

Product Description: Pharaohs, pyramids, gods and goddesses, the Valley of the Queens, the order of the kings, and the 50 sons of Ramesses. Walk with Howard Carter into the tomb of Tutankhamun. Discover the collection of spells, incantations, passwords and advice of The Book of the Dead...read more

Product Description: Travel back to ancient times and learn all about the amazing history of mummies with this Level 4 DK Reader. Secrets of the Mummies is a level 4 DK Reader that takes you back in time. Egyptian mummies, Inca mummies, did you know there are even mummies today? Discover their secrets if you dare...read more