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2) Mummy
Author
Series
Publisher
A. A. Knopf
Pub. Date
1993
Physical Desc
63 p. : col. ill. ; 29 cm.
Description
Documents the history and significance of mummies, both natural and man-made, and describes the principles and ceremonies associated with them.
4) Mummies
Author
Publisher
National Geographic
Pub. Date
c2009
Physical Desc
31 p. : ill. (chiefly col.) ; 24 cm.
Description
Describes mummies, both natural and man-made.
5) Mummies
Author
Series
Publisher
ReferencePoint Press
Pub. Date
c2009
Physical Desc
104 p. : ill. (chiefly col.) ; 24 cm.
Description
An investigation of mummies.
Author
Series
Magic tree house. Original series volume 3
Formats
Description
Jack and his younger sister take a trip in their tree house back to ancient Egypt, where they help a queen's mummy continue her voyage to the Next Life.
Publisher
Universal
Pub. Date
2001
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (80 min.) : sd., b&w ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
When Abbot and Costello learn that an archaeologist has found a legendary mummy in Cairo, they decide to apply to guard the corpse as it's sent to the U.S. Finding the archaeologist murdered and the mummy gone, they become owners of a medallion that holds the key to ancient buried treasure that they must find.
10) The Mummy
Publisher
Universal Pictures
Pub. Date
2017
Formats
Description
Though safely entombed in a crypt deep beneath the unforgiving desert, an ancient princess, whose destiny was unjustly taken from her, is awakened in the current day. Her malevolence, grown over millennia, unleashes terrors that defy human comprehension.
Author
Publisher
Houghton Mifflin
Pub. Date
2008
Physical Desc
58 p. : col. ill., col. maps ; 25 x 26 cm.
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Description
Recounts the discovery of the oldest human mummy in the 1990s by two mountain climbers on the Austrian border, in this exciting volume that reveals how glaciers, hulking masses of moving ice, are now offering up many secrets from the past.
Publisher
Universal Studios
Pub. Date
[2007]
Physical Desc
1 DVD (122 min.) ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
Mummy's ghost: "Although he was thought to have perished in a fire in The Mummy's Tomb (1942), Kharis (Lon Chaney Jr.) is once again wreaking havoc in the town of Mapleton, MA. Sent by the High Priest (George Zucco) to retrieve both Kharis and his ancient love interest, the Princess Ananka, from their resting places at New York's Scripps Museum, Yousef Bey (John Carradine) learns that the princess has turned to dust. Her soul, however, seems to have...
15) Cat mummies
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Formats
Description
Clearly written text offers an answer to the question of why ancient Egyptians mummified thousands and thousands of cats. An easy-to-understand introduction to ancient Egyptian history.
Publisher
Universal Home Video
Pub. Date
c2001
Physical Desc
1 DVD (129 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
It's now 1933, 10 years after Rick and Evie met. They're married, settled in London and are raising their 8-year-old son, Alex. Imhotep's corpse has been brought to the British Museum, and resurrected; the mummy walks the earth again, determined to become immortal. Another force born of the darkest rituals of ancient Egyptian mysticism, even more powerful than Imhotep, has also been set loose in the world. When these two forces clash, the world will...
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Series
Skippyjon Jones (Picture books) volume 3
Formats
Description
Skippyjon Jones, a Siamese kitten who thinks he's a Chihuahua, dreams of traveling to ancient Egypt with his gang of Chihuahua amigos.
Author
Series
Publisher
DK Publishing
Pub. Date
2020.
Physical Desc
96 pages : illustrations ; 20 cm.
Description
"Read all about the magnificent mummies of ancient Egypt! Discover how and why mummies were made in this fascinating black-and-white chapter book about ancient Egypt. Explore pyramids, temples, and tombs, and find out the secrets of the art of embalming. You'll learn all about the ancient Egyptians themselves as well: their everyday lives, their belief in the gods, and their powerful pharaohs."--
19) Egyptian mummies
Author
Series
Publisher
Franklin Watts
Pub. Date
[2000]
Physical Desc
32 p. : col. ill. ; 29 cm.
Description
Describes the methods used by ancient Egyptians to prepare mummies.
20) Mummies exposed!
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Description
Just when you think that you know everything there is to know about mummies, new ones are discovered! Packed with facts but light in tone, this book introduces young readers to the most compelling examples of mummies from all over the world. There are many books about Egyptian mummies, but Mummies Exposed! goes beyond what you expect and uncovers both old favorites and recent discoveries; among them a Moche princess in Peru, the bog people of England...
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