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1) Tutankhamun
Author
Publisher
EDC Pub
Pub. Date
c2006
Physical Desc
64 p. : ill. (some col.) ; 21 cm.
Language
English
Description
Presents background on the life of the Egyptian king Tutankhamun and describes excavator Howard Carter's search for and discovery of his tomb.
Author
Publisher
Scholastic Focus
Pub. Date
2021.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG+ - BL: 6.8 - AR Pts: 6
Physical Desc
285 pages : illustrations, map ; 22 cm
Language
English
Description
"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,...
Author
Series
Amelia Peabody volume 18
Language
English
Description
Convinced that the tomb of the little-known king Tutankhamon lies somewhere in the Valley of the Kings, eminent Egyptologist Radcliffe Emerson and his intrepid wife, Amelia Peabody, seem to have hit a wall. Having been banned forever from the East Valley, Emerson, against Amelia's advice, has tried desperately to persuade Lord Carnarvon and Howard Carter to relinquish their digging rights. But Emerson's trickery has backfired, and his insistent interest...
Author
Series
Publisher
Essential Library, an imprint of Abdo Publishing
Pub. Date
[2014]
Physical Desc
112 pages : illustrations (chiefly color), map, photographs ; 22 x 25 cm.
Language
English
Description
Tells the story of the search for King Tutankhamen's tomb and explores the mystery surrounding the "curse" that afflicted some of the tomb's discoverers.
Author
Language
English
Formats
Description
Lady Evelyn Herbert was the daughter of the Earl of Carnarvon, brought up in stunning Highclere Castle. Popular and pretty, she seemed destined for a prestigious marriage, but she had other ideas. Instead, she left behind the world of society balls and chaperones to travel to the Egyptian desert, where she hoped to become a lady archaeologist, working alongside her father and Howard Carter in the hunt for an undisturbed tomb. In November 1922, their...
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