Photographed in full color. Unwrap hair-raising facts about natural and man-made mummies! Here is a look at how bodies were prepared, why ancient cultures made mummies, and how bog and ice mummies were preserved by freak climatic conditions.
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"A great collection of mummy information and specimens."--School Library Journal.
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Photographed in full color. Unwrap hair-raising facts about natural and man-made mummies! Here is a look at how bodies were prepared, why ancient cultures made mummies, and how bog and ice mummies were preserved by freak climatic conditions.
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6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars
Informative but graphic,
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This review is from: Mummy (Eyewitness Books) (Hardcover)
Our family is a big fan of these Eyewitness books and this is an excellent overview of all types of mummies.As a warning however, there are quite a few gruesome photographs which might scare kids younger than 6 or 7 so a parent might want to check it out in a bookstore before buying sight unseen.
4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:
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Mummies from Ancient Egypt to the Artic,
This review is from: Mummy (DK/Google E.guides) (Hardcover)
DK and Google have created a website and a book to encourage further study. This guide features age-appropriate links so children can learn more about this topic through interactive features, multimedia content, games and quizzes. They can also download images for projects.
Some of the topics in this book include: Ancient Egypt Masks and Coffins Into the Underworld Tomb Robbers Famous Pharaohs Peruvian Mummies Inca Ice Mummies An Artic Mystery Frozen Tombs Desert Discoveries Modern-Day Mummies Mummies on Display If you have any interest in Egypt, this book is especially helpful and gives you additional links so you can go online to do further research. I think adults and children alike will enjoy seeing the artifacts and items like a painted treasure chest. One of the strange stories in this book is about a perfectly preserved body that has now been nicknamed "Sleeping Beauty." Apparently the chemicals used to preserve her body have not been identified and she looks like she is sleeping. Due to the content of this book, I will let you decide if this is appropriate for your child. This might be too frightening for children under the age of 9 or 10 but may be of interest to teenagers and adults. Death is not the only focus of this book. The information about Pyramids being built to align with star constellations, archaeological discoveries and artic expeditions fill out the book nicely and give students an idea of how people lived. I found the items buried with the mummies to be even more interesting than the mummies themselves although the blue body from the bog was a little startling. ~The Rebecca Review
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
Fascinating and Interesting,
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This review is from: Mummy (Eyewitness Books) (Hardcover)
The Mummy Eyewitness book was the first one I ever received. It is excellent at conveying information because it has many interesting bits of information next to beautiful pictures.
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A mummy is the preserved body of a dead person or animal that still has its skin. Read the first page Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Valley of the Kings, Tollund Man, Takla Makan, Lady Dai, Ice Maiden, Howard Carter, Yde Girl, Iron Age, King William Island, Lord Carnarvon, Sir John Franklin, Napoleon Bonaparte, Panteon Cemetery, Beechey Island, Canadian Arctic, Johan Reinhard, Lindow Moss, Nile River, Northwest Passage, Shingon Buddhism New!
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A mummy is the preserved body of a dead person or animal that still has its skin. Read the first page Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Valley of the Kings, Tollund Man, Takla Makan, Lady Dai, Ice Maiden, Howard Carter, Yde Girl, Iron Age, King William Island, Lord Carnarvon, Sir John Franklin, Napoleon Bonaparte, Panteon Cemetery, Beechey Island, Canadian Arctic, Johan Reinhard, Lindow Moss, Nile River, Northwest Passage, Shingon Buddhism New!
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- Valley of the Kings by Elizabeth E. Carter on page 38, and page 91
- The Prospect of Immortality by Robert C. W. Ettinger on page 87, and page 91
- Ancient Art by Margaret Ellen Mayo in Back Matter
- The Aztecs by Philip Ardagh in Back Matter
- Sleeping Beauty and Other Stories (Little Library) by Margaret Carter on page 91
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