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Book Synopsis DONT KNOW MUCH ABT MUMMIES by : Kenneth C. Davis
Download or read book DONT KNOW MUCH ABT MUMMIES written by Kenneth C. Davis and published by HarperCollins. This book was released on 2005-04-12 with total page 48 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Examines a variety of mummies, from "natural" mummies frozen in ice to the elaborate burial ceremonies of the ancient Egyptians, through a question-and-answer format which also features quotes, sidebars, quizzes, and artwork.
Book Synopsis Don't Know Much about Mummies by : Kenneth C. Davis
Download or read book Don't Know Much about Mummies written by Kenneth C. Davis and published by . This book was released on with total page 48 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: What do mummies have in common with raisins? What did a well-dressed mummy wear? Did mummy makers ever make mistakes? These questions and many others are answered in this book by New York Times best-selling author Kenneth C. Davis as he unwraps the fascinating history of mummies from around the world. Are mummies just dead bodies wrapped up in cloth and found in Egypt? No way! Mummies can be dried out, frozen, wrapped up, hollowed out, or even chopped apart and then sewn back together! And mummies have been found in many places on earth. Many ancient cultures believed that preserving a dead body would help the body's owner in the afterlife. Some civilizations, like that of the ancient Egyptians, buried their mummies along with jewelry, board games, and even pets! Kenneth C. Davis's trademark question-and-answer format, complete with riddles, fun facts, and comic illustrations, is the perfect way to explore the fascinating history of mummies.
Book Synopsis Don't Know Much About Anything by : Kenneth C. Davis
Download or read book Don't Know Much About Anything written by Kenneth C. Davis and published by Harper Collins. This book was released on 2009-10-13 with total page 320 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In his wildly entertaining, winningly irreverent, New York Times bestselling Don't Know Much About® series, author Kenneth C. Davis has amused and edified us with fascinating facts about history, mythology, the Bible, the universe, geography, and the Civil War. Now, the sky's the limit in his latest irresistible installment—a grand tour of knowledge that carries us from the Great Smoky Mountains to the Berlin Wall, from the Salem Witch Trials to Watergate, from Michelangelo to Houdini. Brimming with busted myths, gripping true stories, and peculiar particulars about a plethora of people, places, and events, this captivating compendium is guaranteed to delight information lovers everywhere as it feeds our insatiable appetite to know everything!
Book Synopsis Don't Know Much About History by : Kenneth C. Davis
Download or read book Don't Know Much About History written by Kenneth C. Davis and published by Harper Collins. This book was released on 2009-10-13 with total page 717 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Who really discovered America? What was "the shot heard 'round the world"? Thomas Jefferson and Sally Hemings: Did he or didn't he? From the arrival of Columbus through the bizarre election of 2000 and beyond, Davis carries readers on a rollicking ride through more than 500 years of American history. In this updated edition of the classic anti-textbook, he debunks, recounts, and serves up the real story behind the myths and fallacies of American history.
Book Synopsis DONT KNOW MUCH ABT MUMMIES LB by : Kenneth C. Davis
Download or read book DONT KNOW MUCH ABT MUMMIES LB written by Kenneth C. Davis and published by . This book was released on 2005-04-12 with total page 48 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Examines a variety of mummies, from "natural" mummies frozen in ice to the elaborate burial ceremonies of the ancient Egyptians, through a question-and-answer format which also features quotes, sidebars, quizzes, and artwork.
Book Synopsis Mummies Don't Coach Softball by : Debbie Dadey
Download or read book Mummies Don't Coach Softball written by Debbie Dadey and published by Little Apple. This book was released on 1996 with total page 68 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Mr. Tuttle, the new coach of the Bailey Batters, is very clumsy and has to keep wrapping his injured limbs with bandages. Could he be the Mummy of Doom, looking for his stolen diamond?
Book Synopsis You Wouldn't Want to Be an Egyptian Mummy! by : David Stewart
Download or read book You Wouldn't Want to Be an Egyptian Mummy! written by David Stewart and published by . This book was released on 2014 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Egyptians underwent an extraordinary process to enter the afterlife. Learn how the organs are removed, including the brain, what the body is stuffed with to make it look realistic, and what the false eyes are made from.
Book Synopsis Ten Little Mummies by : Philip Yates
Download or read book Ten Little Mummies written by Philip Yates and published by Puffin. This book was released on 2005-08 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Ten little mummies become bored with staying in a room together all day but when they go outside to play they disapear, one by one.
Download or read book Mummies Made in Egypt written by Aliki and published by Harper Collins. This book was released on 1985-09-25 with total page 34 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Aliki describes and illustrates the techniques and the reasons for the use of mummification in ancient Egypt.
Book Synopsis Mummies & Their Mysteries by : Charlotte Wilcox
Download or read book Mummies & Their Mysteries written by Charlotte Wilcox and published by Millbrook Press. This book was released on 1993-01-01 with total page 74 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Discusses mummies found around the world, including Peru, Denmark, and the Italian Alps, and explains how studying them provides clues to past ways of life.
Book Synopsis Mummies in the Morning by : Mary Pope Osborne
Download or read book Mummies in the Morning written by Mary Pope Osborne and published by Random House Books for Young Readers. This book was released on 2010-06-15 with total page 79 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The #1 bestselling chapter book series of all time celebrates 25 years with new covers and a new, easy-to-use numbering system! Jack and Annie don't need another mummy. But that's what they get when the Magic Tree House whisks them back to ancient Egypt. There they meet a long-dead queen who needs their help. Will Jack and Annie be able to solve the puzzle, or will they end up as mummies themselves? Did you know that there’s a Magic Tree House book for every kid? Magic Tree House: Adventures with Jack and Annie, perfect for readers who are just beginning chapter books Merlin Missions: More challenging adventures for the experienced reader Super Edition: A longer and more dangerous adventure Fact Trackers: Nonfiction companions to your favorite Magic Tree House adventures
Download or read book Mummies written by Edith Kunhardt and published by Turtleback Books. This book was released on 2000 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Describes how Ramses II, the powerful king of ancient Egypt, was made into a mummy after his death.
Book Synopsis Gotcha for Guys! by : Kathleen A. Baxter
Download or read book Gotcha for Guys! written by Kathleen A. Baxter and published by Bloomsbury Publishing USA. This book was released on 2006-11-30 with total page 289 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Research indicates boys are interested in reading nonfiction materials, yet most children's librarians prefer to booktalk fiction. Offering citations for more than 1,100 books, Gotcha for Guys! deals specifically with books to pique the interest of middle grade boys. A series of booktalks are grouped within chapters with like titles such as: Creepy-Crawly Creatures, Disasters and Unsolved Mysteries, Action and Innovation, and All Things Gross. Complete booktalks are presented in a beginning section of chapters 1-9. A second section in each of these chapters contains short annotations and talks for other books of interest, and a third section offers lists of well-reviewed titles to consider for boys. The book is enhanced with book cover art and reproducible lists for teachers and librarians.
Download or read book Mummified written by Angela Stienne and published by Manchester University Press. This book was released on 2022-06-07 with total page 247 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Mummified explores the curious, unsettling and controversial cases of mummies held in French and British museums. From powdered mummies eaten as medicine to mummies unrolled in public, dissected for race studies and DNA-tested in modern laboratories, there is a lot more to these ancient remains than first meets the eye. This book takes you on a journey from Paris to London, Leicester and Manchester, from the apothecaries of the Middle Ages to the dissecting tables of the eighteenth century, and finally behind the screen of today’s computers, to revisit the stories of these bodies that have fascinated Europeans for so long. Mummified investigates matters of life and death, of collecting and viewing, and of interactions – sometimes violent and sometimes emotional – that question the essence of what makes us human.
Download or read book Dead Guilty written by Beverly Connor and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2004-09-07 with total page 400 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: “Calls to mind the forensic mysteries of Aaron Elkins and Patricia Cornwell.”—Chicago Sun-Times “Deserves comparison with the best of Patricia Cornwell.”—Booklist (starred review) In Beverly Connor’s absorbing series, the bones of the dead reveal the secrets of the living. Now Connor takes her ingenious heroine—forensic anthropologist Diane Fallon—on a chilling excavation of a crime with harrowing implications. In the shadow of Diane Fallon’s new forensic lab in Georgia, a land survey crew has discovered three bodies hanging in an isolated patch of woods. The sensational case has aroused the interest of the media, unnerved the locals—and inspired a gruesome game between the killer and Diane. It begins with taunting e-mails and chilling phone calls. Where it leads is a dangerously personal investigation as each bizarre clue brings Diane closer to a heartless betrayal, and a desperate man’s obsession for justice—and revenge.
Book Synopsis A History of Egyptian Mummies by : Thomas Joseph Pettigrew
Download or read book A History of Egyptian Mummies written by Thomas Joseph Pettigrew and published by . This book was released on 1834 with total page 324 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis Conversations with Mummies by : Ann Rosalie David
Download or read book Conversations with Mummies written by Ann Rosalie David and published by . This book was released on 2009-08 with total page 196 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The secrets of life in ancient Egypt are revealed as never before in this lavishly illustrated new work that explores the advances in historical research made possible by modern technology and science. Full color.
