Who Was King Tut? [Paperback]

Roberta Edwards (Author), True Kelley (Illustrator)

Book Description

Publication Date: March 2, 2006 | Age Level: 7 and up | Grade Level: 2 and up | Series: Who Was...?

Ever since Howard Carter uncovered King Tutankhamun’s tomb in 1922, the young pharaoh has become a symbol of the wealth and mystery of ancient Egypt. Now, a two-and-a-half-year-long museum exhibit of Tut’s treasures is touring major cities in the U.S., drawing record crowds. This Who Was . . . ? is complete with 100 black-andwhite illustrations and explains the life and times of this ancient Egyptian ruler, covering the story of the tomb’s discovery, as well as myths and so-called mummy curses.

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About the Author

Roberta Edwards lives in New York, New York. Ken Call lives in Northbrook, Illinois.

Product Details

• Reading level: Ages 7 and up
  
• Paperback: 112 pages
• Publisher: Grosset & Dunlap (March 2, 2006)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0448443600
• ISBN-13: 978-0448443607
• Product Dimensions: 7.4 x 5.2 x 0.3 inches
• Shipping Weight: 5.6 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #8,932 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
  • #1 in Books > 4-for-3 Books > History > Ancient > Egypt
  • #1 in Books > 4-for-3 Books > History > Middle East > Egypt
  • #2 in Books > 4-for-3 Books > Children's Books > History & Historical Fiction > Ancient

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9 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Tut is in Town, May 7, 2007

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This review is from: Who Was King Tut? (Paperback)

The Tut exhibit is in town this summer and I wanted to be able to provide some information to my seven year old before we went. This book was absolutely the right amount of information for the 7-10 year old age group. We enjoyed it so much that we have purchased additional books in the series and are racing through those as well. I highly recommend the series as a great introduction to biographies!

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars King Tut, May 28, 2011

A Kid's Review

This review is from: Who Was King Tut? (Who Was...?) (Kindle Edition)

This book is a very interesting story.I would recommend it for 3rd grade and above.The only thing I did not like about it was it did not have a lot of information on king tut.It mostly just had info on Egypt.Other than that I think it was a wonderful book with great vocabulary. The author really described things very well and made me feel like I was there.I loved the pictures with great detail . If you were doing a history report on king Tut or Egypt this book would come in handy.Thank you for reading my review and I hope you decide to read this book.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Loved it., January 17, 2012

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~The "Kats" Meow~ "Annie1978" (Oklahoma) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Who Was King Tut? (Paperback)

My daughter loved this book. It's informative and relatable to keep a kid interested. She was shocked at some of the facts about King Tut.

" He was only 9 when he got married, how is that possible?"

" They poke a needle up his nose and remove the brain..eww!"

What truly made her happy is that in 6th grade, shortly after finishing this book they went over the same subject in history class. She was all smiles when she realized she knew this stuff. Every day she came home telling me what they talked about- that she already knew.

It would be ideal to have a child read this book before digging into the textbooks.

On a similar note, she also read the one about Anne Frank. With similar results. These books make it easier to grasp the history of a person and the time period in an easy to read format.