Mummy Mysteries: Tales From North America (Redfeather Books)
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| Rating | : | 4.55 (865 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0805053697 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 64 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2014-06-20 |
| Language | : | English |
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. From School Library Journal Grade 4-7-There are lots of big picture books of mummies out these days, but many of them leave out the fascinating stories of how they were made and discovered. Camper, Minneapolis Public LibraryCopyright 1998 Reed Business Information, Inc. Guiberson focuses on mummies found in North America and explains many of the intriguing details about what scientists learn from their finds. For readers who like mysteries that unravel slowly, this book will be a joy. The small black-and-white pictures may turn off readers in search of more visual pizzazz. And then there was the unexpected mummy that fell out of the rafters during a filming of the Six Million Dollar Man, which turned out to be the remains of an outlaw named Elmer McCurdy. However, the text is sure to ignite
Brenda Z. . She makes her home in Seattle, Washington. Guiberson's nonfiction books include Into the Sea, Spoonbill Swamp, and Cactus Hotel
Melissa Sack said full of info. Mummies are a mystery to many children. Most of them think of scary monster movies when they hear the word mummy. This book will change that fact and teach them that mummies are real and nothing to be scared of at all. In the book with will read three stories of mummies that have been found over the years. This is part of the My Readers easy reader series. It features shout easy to read chapters. Great for a clas
Most people have heard of Egyptian mummies and know the history behind them. But what about other, more local mummies, like the mumrny of an outlaw that was used on the set of The Six Million Dollar Man? How did the eighty-seven-year-old mummified remains of a fugitive end up as a prop for a TV show? In a series of fascinating chapters, Brenda Z. Guiberson tells the exciting true tales of several North American mummies that helped to solve ancient mysteries--or became mysteries themselves. Mummy Mysteries is filled with photos and detailed illustrations that give clues to each puzzle. And at the end of the book, the author sets up six mysteries that let the readers become archaeological detectives.