Mummies : truth and rumors /
by Montgomery, Heather L; Doty, Eldon [ill.].
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BookSeries: Edge books : truth and rumors.Publisher: Mankato, MN : Capstone Press, 2010Description: 32 p. : col. ill. ; 24 cm.ISBN: 9781429639507; 1429639504.Subject(s): Tutankhamen, King of Egypt | Mummies | Curiosities and wondersOnline resources: FactHound Web Sites FactHound offers Internet sites related to this book.
Contents:
Summary: Labels common stories about mummies as fact or fiction and teaches readers how to tell the difference between truth and rumors.
Mummies ... what's real? -- Were mummies used as medicine? -- Was King Tut murdered? -- Is King Tut's tomb cursed? -- Did trains burn mummies for fuel? -- Did people catch cholera from mummy linen? -- Is a dinosaur the oldest mummy? -- Did a mummy sink Titanic? -- Did Incan mummies curse people? -- Is Vladimir Lenin's mummy a fake? -- Is Walt Disney's mummy hidden in Disneylalnd? -- Did upset mothers make the first mummies? - Fact or fiction? : how to tell the difference.
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Ed & Hazel Richmond Pub Library | Juvenile Non Fiction | J393 Mon (Browse shelf) | Available |
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IG 790L Lexile.
Accelerated Reader AR MG 4.6 0.5 134269
Labels common stories about mummies as fact or fiction and teaches readers how to tell the difference between truth and rumors.
Includes index and glossary.
Includes bibliographic references.
Mummies ... what's real? -- Were mummies used as medicine? -- Was King Tut murdered? -- Is King Tut's tomb cursed? -- Did trains burn mummies for fuel? -- Did people catch cholera from mummy linen? -- Is a dinosaur the oldest mummy? -- Did a mummy sink Titanic? -- Did Incan mummies curse people? -- Is Vladimir Lenin's mummy a fake? -- Is Walt Disney's mummy hidden in Disneylalnd? -- Did upset mothers make the first mummies? - Fact or fiction? : how to tell the difference.
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