Mummies and Pyramids: A Nonfiction Companion to Magic Tree House #3: Mummies in the Morning

Magic Tree House Fact Tracker #3

by Mary Pope Osborne, Will Osborne, Sal Murdocca (Illustrator)

Jack and Annie look at mummies, hieroglyphics, gods and goddesses, and life in ancient Egypt.

Genres: Nonfiction, History, Childrens, Egypt, Chapter Books, Historical, Middle Grade

Library Binding

First published January 1, 2001

About the author

Mary Pope Osborne is an American author of children's books and audiobook narrator. She is best known as the author of the Magic Tree House series, which as of 2017 sold more than 134 million copies worldwide. Both the series and Osborne have won awards, including for Osborne's charitable efforts at promoting children's literacy. One of four children, Osborne moved around in her childhood before attending the University of North Carolina. Following college, Osborne traveled before moving to New York City. She somewhat spontaneously began to write, and her first book was published in 1982. She went on to write a variety of other children's and young adult books before starting the Magic Tree House series in 1992. Osborne's sister Natalie Pope Boyce has written several compendium books to the Magic Tree House series, sometimes with Osborne's husband Will Osborne.

Reviews

[Sarah - All The Book Blog Names Are Taken]

Eleanor says: I liked learning about how the mummies got put into tombs. There was a funeral procession. First they went the Beautiful House. Then they went to the pyramid. The pyramids and tombs got robbed by tomb robbers. The tomb robbers got beaten and they died if they got caught. They wanted to steal the mummy treasures. I also learned how the mummies get wrapped. It looks like toilet paper, but it is strips of linen. It took a long time to make the body into a mummy. I think this is a good book to teach kids about ancient Egypt. I learned a lot.

[Sarah · Rating 4 out of 5]

Ancient Egypt is one of those topics that you don't even know where to start. Of the books on Ancient Egypt that I have been previewing lately- this one seems to have the most organized and the most clear information for elementary kids. It's short enough to read together in a week or less, and thorough enough to really cover the different topics of Ancient Egypt well.

[Vince · Rating 4 out of 5]

Fun and engaging for students! My kids loved to discuss this book and draw parallels to their lives.

[Stacy Renee (LazyDayLit) · Rating 4 out of 5]

Annie and Jack from The Magic Tree House series present extra facts about mummies and pyramids to go along with the story, "Mummies in the Morning". Included are plenty of illustrations, photographs, and even a handy guide to continuing your research elsewhere!

[Pumkin pie · Rating 5 out of 5]

Loved it. 😁😘😍

[Eileen V · Rating 5 out of 5]

cool but creepy

[Skyler Barksdale · Rating 4 out of 5]

This is a non-fiction children's book that is a part of the Magic Tree House Research Guide series. It is appropriate for children who are ages 7-10. The book contains a few pictures that are mostly black and white. Questions like "Why did people make mummies?", "What was the mysterious writing on mummy cases?", "How did most ancient Egyptians spend their days?" and "How were the pyramids built?" are just some of the questions answered in this book. This is a great introduction to non-fiction books for kids. Even though it isn't fantasy/fiction, it's extremely interesting and captivates you with its specific writing. Magic Tree House is a fantastic series for children who love to learn, but this book alone is also a treasure. As you read it, Jack and Annie will feel like your best buddies and you'll want to learn more and more with them. I believe the best part is those two characters specifically. Children will grow more and more excited as they read each page. I believe this book works well for the 7-1o-year-old age group. This book would not be appropriate for any child younger than 7 because of its layout.

[Jenny Clark · Rating 4 out of 5]

This is another non fiction guide to a Magic Tree House story. This one goes with Mummies in the Morning. As with the first one I read, there are plenty of photos and illustrations to bring everything to life, along with pronunciation guides and definitions to make sure young readers can get the most out of the book. This one also has research tips, and a list of other books, museums, DVD's and websites to explore further. This is a really good companion series to The Magic Tree House, as it expands a lot on the topic introduced there, and is also a quick read, meaning kids can find out more facts and quickly decide if they want to learn more, or go to another subject.

[Kylie T · Rating 4 out of 5]

I recommend this book for anyone who is interested in a short- long book of non-fiction information. Or anyone who likes to be involved with mummies and Egypt's past life. This book mainly talks about how the mummies were made and how and where they are now. And Jack and Annie are guiding and telling us what these cultural meanings mean. And what they are. Really interesting things!!


This book is about Jack and Annie and all they talk about is the adventures of Mummies and Pyramids and where they are set now and showing us all of these Egyptian items in the past decades. I think this book is really interesting in my opinion because i never really knew all of this Egyptian stuff until i read this book. Overall this book is great.

[Abigail Miller · Rating 4 out of 5]

I read the companion book "Mummies in the Morning" before in order to get the full comparison and experience. I definitely think this is a good book to read if you have previously read "Mummies in the Morning" as it provides expanded information about the topics discussed in the book. I also think this book is a very overarching, informative look at life in Ancient Egypt if you are interested in that topic. I think these books are for an older audience than the Magic Tree House series (maybe 3rd grade). But I think this book was very informative and well done. I would include these books in my classroom.

[Elpida Cervantes · Rating 5 out of 5]

Mummies and Pyramids by Will Osborn is an interesting way to help teach students about these topics. Students will love the adventures of Jack and Annie. These characters can be relatable to students. They are young and have the same imagination as our students. The book also has several pictures and illustrations to help students get a feel for what the mummies and pyramids look like. This book is an open window type of book that allows its reader to dive into the book to get a feel for what the author is trying to get across to its readers.

[Ms. McKelvie · Rating 4 out of 5]

This is a fact tracker, nonfiction book that accompanies the Magic Tree House #3, Mummies in the Morning.
This book is a little longer than the Magic Tree House and written for maybe slightly older students. I don’t think real young kids could read it, especially the whole thing. For a young class, maybe just pull out sections.
I suggest using this book in collaboration with Mummies in the Morning. They could be tied into social studies, a unit on mummies or Ancient Egypt.
Grades: 2+

[Dave · Rating 5 out of 5]

I enjoyed this book as a quick read with some neat facts about mummies and ancient Egypt. One thing I didn’t know about mummies is that the people that made them threw out their brain because they didn’t know what they brain was for. Lol. It seems funny now, but they didn’t know as much about the body as we do.

[Laura DeGrave · Rating 4 out of 5]

Who doesn't find mummies and pyramids intriguing?
The authors offer basic knowledge for young children to explore ancient Egyptian culture.
It can be read as a stand-alone.
I like the aspect on teaching children how to do their own research and where to look for information.
Photograph inserts, as well as the drawings, create curious views of the past.
Love history - check this out!

[Rhyme Owens · Rating 4 out of 5]

I really liked this book because it was non-fiction and I learned a lot about mummies and pyramids. I also learned about where mummies were buried. It made Mummies in the Morning make a lot more sense.

[Drury · Rating 3 out of 5]

This book was a good introduction to ancient Egypt for my five year old. It was a bit awkward having to discuss the bits about death and mummification, but there's no real alternative way to discuss mummies.

[Tara · Rating 3 out of 5]

Great basic book about Ancient Egypt. I learned what the book of the dead is Very interesting!

[Alex · Rating 3 out of 5]

I enjoyed this book because I love Pyramids😃. I did not like this book because if I were in Ancient Egypt I would have to build my house out of mud bricks🙁.

[Seung Lee · Rating 3 out of 5]

This was a good fact tracker. The only thing that would be better (as with all the books in this series) would be to have it in color.

[Daphne Kim · Rating 3 out of 5]

This series, along with the Who Was books are some of my favorite Non-fiction books to read with my daughter.

[Simplekind · Rating 3 out of 5]

A little scary for my 4 year old - I would definitely recommend it for an older kid.

The information was great for a mama reader though! I learned a few things I didn't know.

[aem · Rating 3 out of 5]

Simple easy to read and und

[Megan · Rating 5 out of 5]

The magic tree house, Mummies and pyramids- This was one of my favorite books when I was younger because I love ancient Egypt and, my grandma taught social studies. I was fascinated reading this book because I got to learn so many new things I didn't know before.

[Donna · Rating 4 out of 5]

Very informational for young readers.

[TJ & AJ · Rating 3 out of 5]

This wasn't nearly the hit that the dinosaur fact-checker book was. It's just hard to hold his focus if he's not already interested in the subject.

[Katy Lovejoy · Rating 5 out of 5]

I've always loved learning about ancient egypt

[H Loose · Rating 5 out of 5]

It was so good!

[Emma Earley]

I like this book!

[Aylin Merck · Rating 5 out of 5]

my kids really enjoyed it. This was a read aloud, part of our ancient Egypt unit

[Colin · Rating 5 out of 5]

The third "Fact Tracker" book accompanying the Magic Tree House series, this one containing educational facts about Ancient Egypt to accompany "Mummies In The Morning" . . .