Fandex Family Field Guides: Mummies, Gods, and Pharaohs - Softcover

Petras, Kathryn; Petras, Ross

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0761117571 ISBN 13: 9780761117575

Publisher: Workman Publishing Company, 2000

Synopsis

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. Learn the secrets of embalming, including the only vital organ to be left in the preserved body. Illustrating the entries is a rich selection of images drawn from tomb paintings, statues, archaeological finds and museum exhibits.

50 INDIVIDUALLY DIE-CUT CARDS

FULL COLOR THROUGHOUT

KNOWLEDGE AT YOUR FINGERTIPS

FOR THE WHOLE FAMILY

About this title

Book Description:

Combining 50 individually die-cut cards with full-color illustrations, plus hundreds of intriguing facts, stories, statistics, and trivia, Fandex is the newest breakthrough in information-packed, family publishing.

Here is a richly visual, handheld guide to King Tut, Egyptology, the great gods, the mysteries of the pyramids, and the truth behind the curse of the mummy. Drawing on the renewed interest in Egyptian archaeology fostered by the recent discovery and ongoing excavation of over 150 tombs in the Valley of the Kings, Mummies,/i> dazzles with hieroglyphs and grave robbers, the Sphinx, Rameses and Howard Carter, Karnak, Thoth, and Thebes.

From the Publisher:

Knowledge at your Fingertips Combining 50 individually die-cut cards with full-color illustrations plus hundreds of intriguing facts, statistics, and trivia, each FANDEX FAMILY FIELD GUIDE is a hand-held deck of information. Also in the series: MYTHOLOGY, BIRDS, 50 STATES, CIVIL WAR, CATS, DOGS, PRESIDENTS, TREES, WILDFLOWERS, COMPOSERS, EXPLORERS, THE BODY, and SHAKESPEARE.

About this edition

• Publisher: Workman Publishing Company
• Publication date: 2000
• ISBN 10: 0761117571
• ISBN 13: 9780761117575
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 96