Mummies, Tombs, and Treasure: Secrets of Ancient Egypt [Turtleback]

Lila Perl (Author)

Product Details

• Turtleback
• Publisher: Demco Media (August 1990)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0606044833
• ISBN-13: 978-0606044837
• Product Dimensions: 9.2 x 7 x 0.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)

More About the Author

Lila Perl was born in Brooklyn and read voraciously as a child, but never dreamed that she would become the author of more than 60 books published by mainstream publishers including Dutton, Houghton Mifflin, HarperCollins, and Scholastic. Her subjects for adults, young adults, and children range from mummies, ancient Egyptians, and the ancient Maya, to the Holocaust, genocide, cloning, and world terrorism; from the foods and everyday lives of colonial and pioneer Americans to personal ancestor-hunting.

Lila Perl was listed in 2001 among "The Pride of Brooklyn College" by her alma mater, and has received a "Best Books for the Teenage" award from the New York Public Library. Her book on junk food, fast food, and health food won a Boston Globe Award. Her Holocaust story, Four Perfect Pebbles, was a recipient of the Sidney Taylor Award.

In June, 2011, Lila Perl published her first Ebook, What I Did Last Summer, a story about the magic of a first love at a rustic summer camp far from parental restrictions and shadowed by a looming war. Fifteen-year-old Bryna tells her story as she teeters between innocence and young womanhood, a story that is funny,tender,and wistful.

Customer Reviews

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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars An Intriguing Book for the Adolescent, December 20, 2006

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Algonquin "Chief" - See all my reviews

This review is from: Mummies, Tombs, and Treasure: Secrets of Ancient Egypt (Hardcover)

I bought "Mummies, Tombs, and Treasure: Secrets of Ancient Egypt" for my adolescent cousins a few years back. This is really the stuff dreams are made of when you are at that age. This is actually quite an intriguing book that captivates the reader immediately. I recommended this book to a friend of mine whose has a boy very interested in archeology. That is why this book immediately came to mind. As I recall the cover grabbed me right away but the text itself is very well written. It definitely ignites the imagination and is fuel to the minds of many a young archeologist in the making.

5.0 out of 5 stars Mummies, Tombs, and Treasure - Oh My!, June 7, 2009

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N. Usher "author of THE HUNTS - a humorous no... (Atlanta, GA USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Mummies, Tombs, and Treasure: Secrets of Ancient Egypt (Vol 1) (Paperback)

"Mummies, Tombs, and Treasure: Secrets of Ancient Egypt" was a great gift for my oldest daughter who is really into archaeology. The book was an easy yet entertaining read that allowed her to explore some of the more exciting aspects of ancient Egypt without being lost in a lot of big words. This book is a great educational tool.

4 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars this book is very cool., October 3, 2000

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laurie forsyth (teXAS) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Mummies, Tombs, and Treasure: Secrets of Ancient Egypt (Vol 1) (Paperback)

I think this is A realy good book.It is very scary and interesting.Also it is about mummys and tombs.