Secrets of the Mummies

by Harriet Griffey

Discusses the Egyptian preservation of dead bodies, stories associated with mummies, and mummies from different cultures, including Incan and Sicilian

Genres: History, Nonfiction, Egypt, Childrens, Ancient History, Science

48 pages, Hardcover

First published January 1, 1998

Reviews

[Sophia · Rating 5 out of 5]

I liked learning about Evita and the other mummies.

[Richard Bandejas · Rating 4 out of 5]

I thought that the book was an attention grabber, because the facts and pictures are really fun and stuff you didn't even know that existed. The book talked about the corpse from around the world from past to present and they talk about how they used it for religion and how the made a better mummy materials for the body to last longer.

[Sandy · Rating 4 out of 5]

This book is probably one of the longest early reader books my son (recently 7) has read to me. And, I'm not going to lie, I almost skipped it based on the words per page. But, he did great. It was truly fascinating and we both learned a lot about mummies from not only Egypt, but also South America and Russia.

[Anthony · Rating 3 out of 5]

A look at the history of mummies from three different locations on the planet; Egypt, Inca, and Sicily. This book also tells of the preparation, religious concepts, and traditions of mummification.

[Lola Ann · Rating 1 out of 5]

it was really creepy!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! i would rate it five stars if it wasent so creepy!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[Kelly Chester · Rating 5 out of 5]

Very educational book

[Kelley Bennett · Rating 4 out of 5]

This book per the cover is a Level 4 reader and is for students grades 2 - 4. It has a glossary in the back which is nice for reference. It's a pretty informative book that tells about King Tut along with Incan and Sicilian mummies. I found it very interesting since it included more than just Egyptian mummies.

[Deanna Sutter · Rating 3 out of 5]

This book covers not only the ancient Egyptians, but it talks about he Incas, the Sicilian mummies and Eva Peron. Very interested. The boys thought it was sooo cool!

[Beth · Rating 3 out of 5]

My students always enjoy this book, along with all of the DK Readers. These non-fiction texts feature all of the typical features (captions, diagrams, glossary) but are told in narrative form.

[Luis Alexander · Rating 5 out of 5]

It's interesting how they preserve the bodies and still do that today