Presents background on the life of the Egyptian king Tutankhamun and describes excavator Howard Carter's search for and discovery of his tomb.

In this informative account, Dorothy and Thomas Hoobler tell the story of the powerful pharaohs who commissioned the pyramids at Giza and offer a fascinating look at the culture of the afterlife in ancient Egypt, explaining exactly how mummies were made.

Desde el faraón y sus cortesanos, a través de los ritos místicos de los sacerdotes, al mundo de los trabajadores en los campos, descubrir las civilizaciones del valle del Nilo, lo que había dentro de la Gran Pirámide de Giza, como la tumba de Tutankamón fue encontrado, lo que sucedió en los templos del antiguo Egipto y cómo se descifraron los jeroglíficos. Y mucho, mucho más! From the pharaoh and his courtiers, through the mystical rites...

"During the reign of the New Kingdom of Egypt, the boy pharaoh Tutankhamun ruled and died tragically young. In order to send him on his way into the afterlife, his tomb was filled with every treasure he would need after death. And then, it was lost to time, buried in the sands of the Valley of the Kings. His tomb was also said to be cursed. Centuries later, as Egypt-mania gripped Europe, two Brits -- a rich earl with a habit for gambling and a disreputable,...