Secrets of the mummies
Subtitle: uncovering the bodies of ancient Egyptians
By: by Shelley Tanaka ; illustrations by Greg Ruhl ; historical consultation by Peter Brand
Contributors: Ruhl, Greg, ill
Publisher: Hampton-Brown
Published: 1999
Place of publication: Carmel, Calif
Language: eng
Number of pages: 48
ISBN-13: 9780736228091
Subjects: High interest-low vocabulary books; Mummies; Civilization; Juvenile literature
Description: Describes the ancient Egyptian practice of preserving the dead through the process of mummification and explains what scientists have learned from unwrapping and examining mummies.
Notes: "The Exchange" -- t.p.

Includes introductions, questions, on-page glossaries.

Originally published by Madison Press Ltd., 1999.

Includes index.

Reading level: Advanced, ESL5, ABE3, ABE4.