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Ghost ship : the pharaoh's buried vessel / by Ruth Owen.

By: Material type: TextTextSeries: Egypt's ancient secretsPublisher: New York, New York : Bearport Publishing, [2017]Copyright date: ©2017Description: 32 pages : color illustrations, color maps ; 27 cmContent type:
  • text
  • still image
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 9781684020270
  • 1684020271
Subject(s): Genre/Form:
Contents:
Discovery in the desert -- The world's oldest ship -- Who were the ancient Egyptians? -- The Nile--giver of life -- Life on the Nile -- An ancient puzzle -- Stepping back in time -- Sewing up the pieces -- A ship for the afterlife -- Traveling with Ra -- Another discovery -- The ghost ship -- Egypt's ancient secrets.
Summary: Filled with fascinating details about life in ancient Egypt, this new series unravels the mysteries surrounding the giant pyramids, desert cemeteries, buried ships, lost tombs and more.
List(s) this item appears in: Archaeology for Kids
Holdings
Item type Home library Collection Call number Materials specified Status Date due Barcode Item holds
Children's Book Children's Book Dr. James Carlson Library Children's NonFiction 932.012 O97 Available 33111008594950
Total holds: 0

Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:

In the 1950s, a 4,000-year-old giant wooden ship was discovered buried in the Egyptian desert. In this book, readers will explore one of the most fascinating archaeological discoveries of the past century. They will also learn how ships and the Nile River were closely connected to the ancient Egyptians' belief in death and the afterlife.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Discovery in the desert -- The world's oldest ship -- Who were the ancient Egyptians? -- The Nile--giver of life -- Life on the Nile -- An ancient puzzle -- Stepping back in time -- Sewing up the pieces -- A ship for the afterlife -- Traveling with Ra -- Another discovery -- The ghost ship -- Egypt's ancient secrets.

Filled with fascinating details about life in ancient Egypt, this new series unravels the mysteries surrounding the giant pyramids, desert cemeteries, buried ships, lost tombs and more.

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