Inside the Tomb of Tutankhamun

by Jacqueline Morley

Book Overview

Step inside King Tut's wildly elaborate and fascinating tomb with this richly illustrated and detailed book.

• Format: Library Binding
• Language: English
• ISBN: 159270042X
• ISBN13: 9781592700424
• Release Date: May 2005
• Publisher: Enchanted Lion Books
• Length: 48 Pages
• Weight: 1.10 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 8.7" x 11.3"
• Age Range: 8 years and up
• Grade Range: Grade 3 and higher

Customer Reviews

Life in Egypt at the time of Tut

"Inside the Tomb of Tutankhamun" is more than a book--it is a record of an experience. Chelsea (the oldest of the Pretend Children) and I visited the King Tut exhibit in Dallas last weekend. I bought this book initially to donate to our school library, but after looking through it and discovering how much Chelsea learned, I think the best place for this book is in Chelsea's hands. It was one of about 20 books sold in the exhibit gift shop. You can judge the interior by the details on the cover. It is an excellent book! As with any work of art, one must learn the history, the background, the culture, the resources of the country which produced and created the art. And art it is, the treasures of the unopened tomb of a minor boy pharaoh. The book logically lays out all these things, beginning with the Nile River, the Pharaoh and his people, and the gods, particularly Amun. Enter Howard Carter with a brief graphic depiction of his life and his importance contribution toward archeaology in Egypt, especially Tutankhamun's tomb. He was the one who discovered one of the biggest finds in all archaeological history. The fascinating mummification process is described and pictured, the amulets are illustrated, how Tut would have met the gods. Then the array of treasures and the resulting Egyptomania that spread into the United States in the 1920's are highlighted. The illustrations are unparalleled and the photographs amazing. This is surely a perfect book. If you are interested in ancient Egypt and want to learn of its riches, this book will take you on your own experience. As for Chelsea, all she has to do is open the book and re-visit Tut's Tomb.

A highly educational introduction to ancient Egyptian culture

Inside The Tomb Of Tutankhamun is a children's picturebook that tells the true story of the boy pharaoh Tutankhamun, the creation of his tomb, and the discovery of the riches within it that would give people of the twentieth century a glimpse of the wonders of ancient Egypt. Straightforward text, color illustrations, and photographs are packed with information throughout concerning the details of Tutankhamun's life as best as can be reconstructed by history, the incomplete ransacking of his tomb in ancient times, and the expedition that revealed the boy pharaoh's resting place as well as the remaining ancient treasures buried with him and the controversy over the so-called "mummy's curse". A highly educational introduction to ancient Egyptian culture.