Mummies (Penguin Young Readers, Level 3) - Softcover

Joyce Milton

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0448413256 ISBN 13: 9780448413259

Publisher: Penguin Young Readers, 1996

Synopsis

Did you know that some mummies have glass eyes, and some have wings? And that there are cat mummies and bird mummies? And that some people ate powdered mummy? This book has a lot of amazing mummy facts!

About this title

About the Author:

Joyce Milton has written several books for Penguin Young Readers, including Bats and Pocahontas: An American Princess.

From School Library Journal:

Grade 1-3?Milton introduces emerging readers to the pyramids, the life-after-death beliefs of ancient Egyptians, the process of mummification, and the burial procedure for pharaohs. The straightforward text is enhanced by an attractive layout and eye-catching, cut-paper illustrations. Realistic shadows give added depth to the scenes. Unfortunately, the author does not explain when pharaohs began and stopped building pyramids and when modern adventurers and archaeologists began exploring and studying these historical artifacts. Despite this criticism, this book will be a springboard for many students who will want more information about this topic. Be sure to have copies of these books on hand: David Macaulay's Pyramid (Houghton, 1975), Aliki's Mummies Made in Egypt (HarperCollins, 1979), Margaret Berrill's Mummies, Masks, and Mourners (Dutton, 1990), and Nicholas Reeves's Into the Mummy's Tomb (Scholastic, 1992). Mummies is sure to be popular with budding Egyptologists and beginning readers who want "real stories."?Gale W. Sherman, Pocatello Public Library, ID
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About this edition

• Publisher: Penguin Young Readers
• Publication date: 1996
• ISBN 10: 0448413256
• ISBN 13: 9780448413259
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 48
• Illustrator: Susan Swan