Título:
Mummy / written by James Putnam ; photographed by Peter Hayman.
ISBN:
9780756645410
9780756607067
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Edición:
Revised edition.
Información de publicación:
London ; New York : DK Pub., 2009.
Descripción física:
72 pages : color illustrations, color map ; 29 cm + 1 CD-ROM (4 3/4 in).
Nota general:
Includes index.
"Discover the secrets of mummies--from ancient rites to the preservative powers of sand and ice"--Cover.
Contenido:
What are mummies? -- Natural mummies -- A land lost in time -- The Egyptian Book of the Dead -- Making a mummy -- Wrapping up -- Mummy masks -- Amulets and magic charms -- Mummy cases -- Into the sarcophagus -- Taking it with you -- Workers for the afterlife -- The mummy and the god Osiris -- The royal mummies -- The treasures of Tutankhamun -- Curse of the mummy -- Greek and Roman mummies -- Animal mummies -- Unwrapping the mummy's secrets -- Mummies of the Andes -- The Iceman -- Bog mummies -- The mummies of Sicily -- Other mummies -- Did you know?
Síntesis:
Documents the history and significance of mummies, both natural and man-made, and describes the principles and ceremonies associated with them.
Información del programa:
Accelerated Reader AR MG 7.4 1.0 13986.
Reading Counts RC 6-8 6.9 7 Quiz: 23650 Guided reading level: NR.
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960L Lexile
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DAK_OCLC_NUMBER:
ocn233547199
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