Gideon and the Mummy Professor

by Kathleen Karr

In 1855, twelve-year-old Gideon and his ne'er-do-well father work their way down the Mississippi in a second-rate vaudeville act about life in ancient Egypt accompanied by a mummy with a very special... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0374325634
• ISBN13: 9780374325633
• Release Date: January 1993
• Publisher: Hyperion Books for Children
• Length: 137 Pages
• Weight: 0.60 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 5.8" x 8.6"
• Age Range: 10 years and up
• Grade Range: Grade 5 and higher

Customer Reviews

a rollicking good time for fifth graders

One need not feel sorry for Gideon even though he is surrounded with irresponsible adults. Gideon is thoughtful and intelligent enough to make up for them all. Karr's characters are alive and handle the problems she throws at them;sometimes efficiently,sometimes unrealistically but always in an entertaining fashion. Chapter 7 is spine-tingling. Fifth graders will enjoy this romp.