"It's a new kind of adventure for Jack and Annie! Join them as they research the world of mummies and pyramids and find out the facts behind the fiction!"--p. [4] of cover.

Details how mummies provide information about ancient times by taking a look at seven mummies at the British Museum. Includes a glossary, index, and suggestions for further reading.

An introduction to Egyptian mummies, discussing what they are, how they were made and more.

Describes the techniques and the reasons for the use of mummification in ancient Egypt.

breaking into an ancient tomb, marked with the seal of an Egyptian king who died three thousand years ago. A treasure trove of precious artifacts lies waiting in the dark - but we now realize that even more valuable is the mummy inside. Shelley Tanaka takes us back in time to the lives of the people whose bodies were preserved as mummies. Why were the bodies so carefully preserved? What can we learn about life thousands of years ago from the mummified...

This volume lists ten mummies from ancient Egypt, each of which has something "creepy" about it.

Explains the Egyptian pharaohs' beliefs about life after death, details the technique of mummification, and describes pyramids as burial places.