Journey along the world’s longest river, from the Nile delta to Nubia, with the Egyptologist Kent Weeks. Open the panoramic gatefold to discover the magnificence of a pharaoh’s tomb in the Valley of the Kings, and then turn the transparent pages to reveal the effects of 3,000 years on a human mummy. Along the way readers will peer inside incredible pyramids and take a journey into the Next World as they learn the secrets of the dead. At the end, intrepid explorers witness how today’s scientists are using CAT scans and other cutting-edge technology to uncover the answers to some of ancient Egypt’s most intriguing mysteries.
- ISBN: 9780753460276
- Author: Adams, Simon
- Published: 2006 , Kingfisher
- Themes: Mummies, Pyramids
- Descriptors: Africa, Egypt, Intermediate (ages 9-14), Nonfiction, Primary (ages 6-9)
- No. of pages: 54