Tanaka, Shelley.

Secrets of the mummies : uncovering the bodies of ancient Egyptians / by Shelley Tanaka ; illustrations by Greg Ruhl ; historical consultation by Peter Brand. - New York : Hyperion/Madison Press, 1999. - 48 p. : col. ill. ; 24 x 29 cm.

Describes the ancient Egyptian practice of preserving the dead through the process of mummification and explains what scientists have learned from unwrapping and examining mummies.

ISBN: 0786804734 (trade) 0590514946 (Scholastic)

LCCN: 99011012

Subjects--Topical Terms:
Mummies--Egypt--Juvenile literature.
Mummies.

Subjects--Geographic Terms:
Egypt--Civilization--To 332 B.C.--Juvenile literature.
Egypt--Civilization--To 332 B.C.

LC Class. No.: DT62.M7 / T36 1999

Dewey Class. No.: 393/.0932