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July 24, 2012 -
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OverDrive Read
- ISBN: 9781426313004
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Languages
- English
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Levels
- ATOS Level: 3.8
- Lexile® Measure: 650
- Interest Level: K-3(LG)
- Text Difficulty: 2-3
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Reviews
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Booklist
December 1, 2009
Grades K-2 Sensitive youngsters beware: with its numerous photos of shriveled and discolored corpses, this slim entry in the National Geographic Readers series is nightmare candy. But for kids with a taste for the macabre, its a visceral introduction to a topic theyll keep seeing throughout their education. Carney divides her subject into two categories: natural mummies and man-made mummies. The first category is illustrated with mummies found chiefly in bogs, and their shiny black faces (one with a noose still around his neck!) are hauntingly preserved. The simple text provides plenty of shockers: The bits of his last meal, vegetable soup eaten 2,300 years ago, are still in his stomach. Egyptian mummies dominate the latter half of the book, which includes a cartoon-style How to Make a Mummy section. Scattered throughout are boxes that define unfamiliar words. A few jokes running along the top of the book (Why did the mummy call a doctor? Because he was coffin) try their best but cant really lighten the mood of this dark but intelligent offering.(Reprinted with permission of Booklist, copyright 2009, American Library Association.) -
The Horn Book
January 1, 2010
In challenging but readable text for early independent readers, Carney highlights mummies discovered all over the world. Details such as 2,300-year-old vegetable soup in one mummy's stomach and another's still-soft hair and skin raise the bar on an already high-interest topic. Photographs don't shy away from showing human remains, but they aren't too gory. Vocabulary call-outs and some corny jokes appear throughout. Glos.(Copyright 2010 by The Horn Book, Incorporated, Boston. All rights reserved.)
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Levels
- ATOS Level:3.8
- Lexile® Measure:650
- Interest Level:K-3(LG)
- Text Difficulty:2-3
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