The Curse of King Tut's Tomb (Graphic Library: History) [Paperback]

Michael Burgan (Author), Barbara Schulz (Illustrator)

Book Description

Publication Date: January 2006 | Age Level: 8 and up | Grade Level: 3 and up | Series: Graphic Library: History

Nonfiction topics in graphic novel format! History leaps off the page in Capstone's Graphic Library. Eye-popping artwork and easy-to-read text offer an appealing experience for all readers. An additional information section provides key facts and further understanding.

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Grade 3-6-These books offer high-interest subject matter in a graphic-novel format. Historically accurate, each one presents brief information about the featured event. Yellowish-tan bubbles indicate direct quotations from primary sources. Alamo, Lincoln, and Polo are slightly stronger as stories than King Tut, perhaps because they are about real events while Tut is as much about a superstition as it is about Howard Carter's discoveries. And make no mistake, these are stories, based on fact and classified as nonfiction; there is invented dialogue, which is close to melodramatic at times. Thoughts and feelings are also fictionalized. Likely to be snatched up by young and reluctant readers, these titles work as hooks to lead to more in-depth information or as fun and interesting reads. Colorful artwork with strong black lines is competently done and contributes to a sense of time and place. Great literature? No. Shelf sitters? Definitely not.-Peg Glisson, Mendon Center Elementary School, Pittsford, NY
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These books offer high-interest subject matter in a graphic-novel format. Historically accurate, each one presents brief information about the featured event. Yellowish-tan bubbles indicate direct quotations from primary sources...And make no mistake, these are stories, based on fact and classified as nonfiction; there is invented dialogue, which is close to melogramatic at times. Thoughts and feelings are also fictionalized. Likely to be snatched up by young and reluctant readers, these titles work as hooks to lead to more in-depth information or as fun and interesting reads. Colorful artwork with strong black lines is competently done and contributes to a sense of time and place. Great literature? No. Shelf sitters? Definitely not. Peg Glisson, Mendon Center Elementary School, Pittsford, NY --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

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Product Details

• Reading level: Ages 8 and up
  
• Paperback: 32 pages
• Publisher: Capstone Press(MN) (January 2006)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0736852441
• ISBN-13: 978-0736852449
• Product Dimensions: 9 x 7 x 0.1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 2.4 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #546,678 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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1 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars King Tut's Tomb Graphically, February 19, 2008

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Lynn Ellingwood "The ESOL Teacher" (Webster, NY United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The Curse of King Tut's Tomb (Graphic Library: History) (Paperback)

King Tut's tomb and the curse of King Tut is the subject of this graphic history. Ancient Egypt is a great subject for study and my ESOL students love this topic. This book will be great in helping them learn English and comprehend the story better.