mummies

"Discover how and why mummies were made in this ... black-and-white chapter book about ancient Egypt. Explore pyramids, temples, and tombs and find out the secrets of the art of embalming. [The reader will] learn all about the ancient Egyptians themselves as well: their everyday lives, their belief in the gods, and their powerful pharaohs"--Amazon.

All children grow up, but Peter Pan wanted to be old right away. So he ran off to a magically spooky place to become . . . a mummy! One night in the normal world, Peter overhears Wendy Darling telling her brothers a super scary story, and soon they're all flying off to Mummy Land. But Peter's home is filled with other frightening ghouls, including a skeleton pirate crew who want to put Peter in a tomb once and for all! With Far Out Classic Stories, experience the tale of Peter Pan like never before in this twisted graphic novel retelling for kids.

"Archaeologists have discovered an ancient tomb. They pry open a passage and out comes a mummy. But it's not just a mummy--it's a multiplying mummy! This entertaining yet educational volume uses . . . illustrated mummies to teach young mathematicians about the fundamentals of multiplication . . . They'll also learn fun facts about mummies"--Provided by publisher.

Sammy the skeleton, on his way to deliver soup to his grandma on Halloween, is frightened by a mummy in the woods.

"Museums are great places to see really old stuff. The Kersville Museum has old paintings, old statues, and even old mummies that come with old curses. Sounds like a perfectly safe place to visit for family fun. Until the mummies start to disappear!"--Back cover.

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.

Fascinating facts about mummies, ancient Egypt, and the incredible search for King Tut's tomb.

The monsters take a field trip to the museum, where they befriend the mummy of King Tut.

Examines whether ancient Egyptian mummies can take vengeance on people by retelling, in graphic novel form, the story of the supposed curse on those who opened the tomb of Tutankhamen.

Super-sleuth fourth grader Joe Sherlock must solve the disappearance of a four-thousand-year-old mummy's head from the town's Egyptian museum or Mr. Klopper will lose his job.