Discusses mummies found around the world, including Peru, Denmark, and the Italian Alps, and explains how studying them provides clues to past ways of life.
64 pages : illustrations (some color), color map ; 22 x 25 cm
Target Audience Note:
990 Lexile
Other Title:
Mummies and their mysteries
Notes:
Includes index Accelerated Reader AR MG 6.8 1.0 8478 Reading Counts RC 3-5 5.7 4 Quiz: 08024 Guided reading level: T
Contents:
What is a mummy? Most famous mummies- Egypt Millions of mummies- The Incan Empire America's buried treasures- Cave mummies Frozen in time- Mummies preserved in ice To honor the past- Mummies of the far east Bog people- Europe's mystery Mummies then and now Glossary Where to see mummies Index Acknowledgments
