Egyptian Mummies (Fast Forward (Franklin Watts Hardcover)) [Library Binding]

Henrietta McCall (Author)

Book Description

Age Level: 9 and up | Grade Level: 4 and up | Series: Fast Forward (Franklin Watts Hardcover)

Part of the Accelerate series, "Egyptian Mummies" charts the preparation of a mummy from beginning to end and explains ancient Egyptian customs surrounding burial. It also covers religious, social and cultural perspectives on death in Ancient Egypt. The book offers a split page presentation which creates some interesting changes of scene.

--This text refers to the Paperback edition.

Editorial Reviews

From School Library Journal

Grade 3-5-Well-organized text and detailed illustrations are the calling cards of this brief volume. Featuring "split" (or half-leaf) pages in most chapters, by which young readers can change the scene in the center of the two-page spread and uncover more information, the book provides a step-by-step look at the way in which the Egyptian upper-class dead were prepared for burial. In addition to the actual embalming and dressing procedures, chapters cover the funeral procession, the contents of the tomb, and-of course-the subsequent burglaries. Introductory and closing chapters broaden the focus somewhat, with more general looks at Egyptian culture and mummies from other parts of the world. This is not, to be sure, a fresh topic-other titles on the subject abound-but it is an attractive and straightforward addition for collections in which the subject is especially popular.
Coop Renner, Moreno Elementary School, El Paso, TX
Copyright 2001 Reed Business Information, Inc.

Product Details

• Reading level: Ages 9 and up
  
• Library Binding: 32 pages
• Publisher: Franklin Watts (September 2000)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0531118770
• ISBN-13: 978-0531118771
• Product Dimensions: 11.4 x 8.9 x 0.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 14.1 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #6,162,877 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)