In this informative account, Dorothy and Thomas Hoobler tell the story of the powerful pharaohs who commissioned the pyramids at Giza and offer a fascinating look at the culture of the afterlife in ancient Egypt, explaining exactly how mummies were made.
"When a strange message is found hidden on the casket of Pharaoh Raneb, the Museum Mystery Squad must crack a code nobody's seen since ancient Egyptian times. But this mummy's keeping mum. The Squad are not the only ones working on the mystery: they meet Egyptian expert Professor Peter Gyptex, and the very odd Vera Damclot, a fan of mummified cats. Can the Squad reveal the mummy's secret before it unravels?"--Amazon.
Examines the mysteries of ancient Egypt through archaeological discoveries, computer re-creations and footage from recent findings. Includes great pyramids and the practice of mummification, sacred writings, tombs and their treasures, and more.
Introduces Egyptian hieroglyphs, indicates how they correspond to the English alphabet, and explains how to use them to write words and sentences. Includes rubber stamps and an ink pad for printing messages.
Describes the ancient Egyptian's hieroglyphic writing system, including types of glyphs, numbers, and Champollion's discovery of how to read hieroglyphs.