Mummy
Mummy
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Dorling Kindersley
Just the Series: Eyewitness Books: History   

Series and Publisher: Eyewitness Books: History   

Annotation: Documents the history and significance of mummies, both natural and man-made, and describes the principles and ceremonies associated with them.
Genre: [Cultural studies]
 
Reviews: 4
Catalog Number: #4354399
Format: Publisher's Hardcover
Common Core/STEAM: Common Core Common Core
Copyright Date: 2009
Edition Date: 2009 Release Date: 03/30/09
Illustrator: Hayman, Peter,
Pages: 22 pages
ISBN: 0-7566-4541-7
ISBN 13: 978-0-7566-4541-0
Dewey: 393
LCCN: 2009294336
Dimensions: 29 cm. +
Language: English
Reviews:
Horn Book

In the usual Eyewitness fashion, a plethora of information is presented in short captions paired with handsome color photographs. This winning survey unwraps the mysteries surrounding mummies--what they are, how they and their tombs were prepared, natural mummification from peat bogs and ice, the discovery of such mummies as Tutankhamen and Ramses II and even animal mummies. Readers will be captivated. Ind.

Word Count: 7,248
Reading Level: 7.4
Interest Level: 5-9
Accelerated Reader: reading level: 7.4 / points: 1.0 / quiz: 13986 / grade: Middle Grades
Reading Counts!: reading level:6.9 / points:7.0 / quiz:Q23650
Lexile: IG960L
Guided Reading Level: Y
Fountas & Pinnell: Y

Help your child learn all about mummies using this fact-packed guide.

Let your child be an eyewitness to the amazing secrets of ancient mummies from different countries and culturesfrom the chemicals Egyptians used to embalm the dead of Egypt to the artifacts buried with bodies to take into the afterlife; let your child learn all about the varied and fascinating ways people have preserved the dead in bogs, sand, and ice.

The most trusted nonfiction series on the market, Eyewitness Books provide an in-depth, comprehensive look at their subjects with a unique integration of words and pictures.


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