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"Engaging images accompany information about the Mummy's Curse. The combination of high-interest subject matter and light text is intended for students in grades 3 through 7"--Provided by publisher.

Ipy, whose father is an embalmer to the Egyptian king, describes how he and his father mummify the body of Yuya, the father of the queen. Features sidebars of hieroglyphs, a map, and an afterword about the life of Yuya, the burial process, and ancient Egypt.

Explores mysteries related to Egyptian pharaoh Tutankhamen's tomb.

Describes the archeological wonders of the Terracotta Army, including discovery, artifacts, ancient peoples, and preservation.

Every year on Edgar Allan Poe's birthday, a cloaked visitor leaves three roses and half a bottle of cognac on Poe's grave; it is a treasured tradition in Charm City, and Tess wants nothing to do with the man who wants to hire to uncover the visitor identity, but due to a bizarre series of events, Tess finds herself pulled into the case.

Explores the tomb of King Tutankhamen.

During a service at a German cathedral, a band of armed intruders disguised as monks gun down the worshippers and clergy and escape with a priceless treasure that could reshape the world.

Presents a comic book version of the story of the discovery and excavation of King Tutankhamen's tomb in 1922, and the myth of the curse that afflicted those involved in the tomb's exploration.

Learn how archaeologists are penetrating Egypt's long-buried mysteries, from the science of preparing a mummy for eternity, to the art of composing a love letter in hieroglyphs, to the technology capable of raising the largest stone buildings ever erected by human beings. (36 min.).