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The life of an Egyptian mummy / by Ruth Owen ; series consultant: Suzy Gazlay.

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextSeries: The life of... seriesPublisher: New York, NY : AV² by Weigl, [2019]Copyright date: ©2019Description: 32 pages : color illustrations ; 26 cmContent type:
  • text
  • still image
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 9781489676733
  • 1489676732
Other title:
  • Egyptian mummy
Subject(s): Genre/Form:
Contents:
For all eternity -- The work begins -- Preparing for the afterlife -- Drying the body -- Rebuilding the body -- Wrapping the mummy -- Mummy masks and coffins-- Ready for the afterlife -- The world of the dead -- Into the afterlife -- Caring for a mummy -- The book of the dead -- From cats to queens -- Quiz.
Summary: Why was the brain discarded and the heart left inside the body when an ancient Egyptian died? What techniques were used to preserve the body? What did the ancient Egyptians believe about the afterlife? And what was the Book of the Dead? Learn all about life, and death, in ancient Egypt in The life of an Egyptian mummy.
Holdings
Item type Home library Collection Call number Materials specified Status Date due Barcode Item holds
Children's Book Children's Book Main Library Children's NonFiction 932 O97 Available 33111009325263
Total holds: 0

First published by Ruby Tuesday Books Ltd. in 2015.

"AV² by Weigl, media enhanced books, added value, audio visual, code on page 2"--Cover.

Includes index.

Why was the brain discarded and the heart left inside the body when an ancient Egyptian died? What techniques were used to preserve the body? What did the ancient Egyptians believe about the afterlife? And what was the Book of the Dead? Learn all about life, and death, in ancient Egypt in The life of an Egyptian mummy.

For all eternity -- The work begins -- Preparing for the afterlife -- Drying the body -- Rebuilding the body -- Wrapping the mummy -- Mummy masks and coffins-- Ready for the afterlife -- The world of the dead -- Into the afterlife -- Caring for a mummy -- The book of the dead -- From cats to queens -- Quiz.

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