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MUMMIES, TOMBS, AND ANCIENT EGYPT!

Explore tombs! See real mummies! Learn more about King Tutankhamun and the Egyptian gods and goddesses. Take a tour through the Carnegie Museum of Natural History to see Life in Ancient Egypt. Photographs of real Egyptian artifacts along with information about the daily life, religion, and customs of the Ancient Egyptians are displayed. If you would like to write in hieroglyphs but don't really know how, travel to Egyptian Hieroglyphs. Write a sentence or type a word in letter by letter and your words will be transformed into hieroglyphs. 

Related Books and More!

Picture Books

Bill and Pete Go Down the Nile by Tomie De Paola
Bill and Pete must save the Sacred Eye of Isis!

Pepi and the Secret Names by Jill Paton Walsh with illustrations by Fiona French
Pepi and his father work on decorating the tomb of Prince Dhutmose with many animals.

Temple Cat by Andrew Clements with illustrations by Kate Kiesler
A temple cat in Ancient Egypt is tired of being worshipped and travels to the coast where she finds a fisherman and his wife.

Zekmet, The Stone Carver: A Tale of Ancient Egypt by Mary Stolz with illustrations by Deborah Nourse Lattimore
An Egyptian stone carver builds the famous sphinx.

Easy Readers

M&M and the Mummy Mess by Pat Ross
Mandy and Mimi are so excited about the museum exhibit on mummies that they sneak into the museum before the exhibit opens.

Mummies by Joyce Milton with illustrations by Susan Swan
Pyramids, mummies, and Egyptian religious beliefs are discussed in this easy-to-read nonfiction title.

Mummy Riddles by Katy Hall and Lisa Eisenberg with pictures by Nicole Rubel
Amaze your friends with mummy riddles galore!

Tut's Mummy Lost -- And Found by Judy Donnelly with illustrations by James Watling
This easy-to-read nonfiction title focuses on King Tutankhamen's mummy.

Fiction

For stories, chapter books, and tales of mummies, tombs, and Egypt, try these juvenile fiction titles:

The Case of the Missing Mummy by Francess Lantz
Mary-Kate and Ashley are on the trail when a mummy is found missing from the museum in this installment of The Adventures of Mary-Kate & Ashley.

The Curse of the Mummy's Tomb by R.L. Stine
A spooky mummy tale in Stine's Goosebumps series!

Gideon and the Mummy Professor by Kathleen Karr
Gideon and his father perform vaudeville acts about life in Ancient Egypt in order to make money as they travel down the Mississippi in 1855.

The Gilded Cat by Catherine Dexter
Maggie buys a mummified cat at a yard sale and is drawn into a frightening world of Ancient Egyptian magic.

I Am the Mummy Heb-Nefert by Eve Bunting with illustrations by David Christiana
A mummy thinks about her past life as the wife of the Pharoah's brother.

Mummies in the Morning by Mary Pope Osborne with illustrations by Sal Murdocca
Jack and his sister travel back to Ancient Egypt and help a mummy travel to the afterlife.

The Mummy Awakens by Megan Stine and H. William Stine with illustrations by Peter Peebles
The mummy of a murdered Egyptian boy seeks to kill the boy that accidentally awakens him.

A Place in the Sun by Jill Rubalcaba
The son of a sculptor in Ancient Egypt is taken into slavery when he tries to save his father's life.

The Tale of the Egyptian Mummies by Mark Mitchell
This mummy horror story is part of Nickelodeon's Are You Afraid of the Dark? series.

Tut, Tut by Jon Scieszka with illustrations by Lane Smith
The Time Warp Trio travels back to Ancient Egypt in this title of the series.

The Winged Cat: A Tale of Ancient Egypt by Deborah Nourse Lattimore
After the death of a sacred cat, a servant girl and a High Priest search for the magic spells that will help them find out the truth behind the cat's death.

Nonfiction

To learn more about Ancient Egypt, mummies, and modern Egyptian culture, check out these suggested titles:

Amazing Facts about Ancient Egypt by James Putnam
Learn all you ever wanted to know about Ancient Egypt.

Ancient Egypt by Daniel Cohen
Learn more about Ancient Egyptian civilization!

Ancient Egypt by Judith Crosher
View Ancient Egypt and watch it develop with see-through transparencies.

Ancient Egypt by George Hart
An Eyewitness series title. Also look for the same title in The Nature Company series.

The Ancient Egyptians: Life in the Nile Valley by Viviane Koenig
Experience the daily lives of Egyptians living in the Nile Valley.

Cat Mummies by Kelly Trumble with illustrations by Laszlo Kubinyi
The Egyptian worship of cats is described in this title.

Cleopatra by Robert Green
Find out more about the Egyptian queen who dreamed of conquering the world!

Cleopatra: Goddess of Egypt, Enemy of Rome by Polly Schoyer Brooks
Cleopatra's life as the ruler of Egypt and friend to Antony.

Egypt by Ann Heinrichs
The history, economy, and culture of Egypt are described in this title in the Enchantment of the World series.

Egypt by Robert Pateman
As part of the Cultures of the World series, this title informs the reader of the geographical area, the land's history, and its current government and practices.

The Egyptian News by Scott Steedman
Read a newspaper written as if it was published in Ancient Egyptian times.

An Egyptian Pyramid by Jacqueline Morley, Mark Bergin, and John James
The construction of pyramids and their uses are found in this title.

Egyptians: Facts, Things to Make, Activities by Rachel Wright
Learn about Ancient Egypt while making crafts.

The Gods and Goddesses of Ancient Egypt by Leonard Everett Fisher
Who is Osiris? Who is Isis? Find out here!

Hieroglyphs from A to Z by Peter der Manuelian
Write like the Ancient Egyptians.

Hieroglyphs: The Writing of Ancient Egypt by Norma Jean Katan with Barbara Mintz
Learn the written language of the Ancient Egyptians.

How to Make a Mummy Talk? by James M. Deem with illustrations by True Kelley
Cool facts about mummies!

How Would You Survive as an Ancient Egyptian? by Jacqueline Morley with illustrations by John James
Do you have the right stuff to be an Ancient Egyptian?

In Search of Tutankhamun by Piero Ventura and Gian Paolo Ceserani
Discover Tut's tomb and learn about his life.

Into the Mummy's Tomb by Nicholas Reeves with Nan Froman
Explore the tomb of Tutankhamen and its treasures.

Mouldy Mummies by Mary Dobson
How did mummies smell? See if you can find out in this scratch 'n sniff book in the Smelly Old History series.

Mummies, Tombs, and Treasure: Secrets of Ancient Egypt by Lila Perl with drawings by Erika Weihs
Explore Ancient Egypt with remains of the past!

The Pharoah's Curse by Susan Dudley Gold with illustrations by Sandy Rabinowitz
Discover the world of an Egyptologist and an Egyptian tomb!

The Prince of Egypt by Jane Yolen
This biblical story of Moses in Egypt is based on the movie of the same name.

Pyramids by Anne Millard
Learn more about pyramids and their importance in Egypt and elsewhere!

Pyramids of Ancient Egypt by John D. Clare
Daily life of Ancient Egyptians is described including burial rituals, clothing, and makeup.

The Riddle of the Rosetta Stone by James Giblin
What is the secret of the Rosetta Stone?

Tales Mummies Tell by Patricia Lauber
Information about mummies all over the world!

Tutankhamun by Robert Green
Find out more about King Tut's curse as well as on the man himself.

Tutankhamun's Gift by Robert Sabuda
What was life like for Tutankhamun?

Videos

Mummies Made in Egypt
Based on the book by Aliki, this Reading Rainbow video introduces the viewer to Egyptian mummies.

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