Mysteries of the Mummy Kids

Mysteries of the Mummy Kids
Author: Kelly Milner Halls
Publisher: Darby Creek
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2007
Genre: Children
ISBN: 9781581960594

Learn about child mummies from the Incas and other ancient civilizations around the world, plus a Civil War-era mummy from the United States.

The Mummy's Curse

The Mummy's Curse
Author: Lisa Owings
Publisher: Bellwether Media
Total Pages: 24
Release: 2015-01-01
Genre: Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN: 1681030144

Shortly after discovering the tomb of King Tut, several people on the expedition became sick and died. Many people thought the ancient Egyptians cursed those who entered the tombs. Was King Tut getting revenge from the grave? Read this high-interest title for young students and decide what you think.

Mummies & Their Mysteries

Mummies & Their Mysteries
Author: Charlotte Wilcox
Publisher: Millbrook Press
Total Pages: 74
Release: 1993-01-01
Genre: Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN: 0876147678

Discusses mummies found around the world, including Peru, Denmark, and the Italian Alps, and explains how studying them provides clues to past ways of life.

Write Your Own Nonfiction

Write Your Own Nonfiction
Author: Natalie M. Rosinsky
Publisher: Capstone
Total Pages: 34
Release: 2009
Genre: Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN: 075654131X

Writing Nonfiction.

A to Z Mysteries: The Missing Mummy

A to Z Mysteries: The Missing Mummy
Author: Ron Roy
Publisher: Random House Books for Young Readers
Total Pages: 96
Release: 2009-09-09
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 030753846X

Make storytime a little spookier and help Dink, Josh, and Ruth Rose solve mysteries from A to Z! Dink, Josh, and Ruth Rose want their mummy! It’s Mummy Monday at the museum, and the kids get to see a child mummy in an actual tomb. But then someone robs the tomb and steals the mummy. Can the three friends unravel the mystery? Kids love collecting the entire alphabet and super editions! With over 8 million copies in print, the A to Z Mysteries® have been hooking chapter book readers on mysteries and reading for years.

Booktalking Nonfiction

Booktalking Nonfiction
Author: Jennifer Bromann-Bender
Publisher: Scarecrow Press
Total Pages: 169
Release: 2013-12-20
Genre: Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN: 0810888092

Booktalking Nonfiction: 200 Sure-Fire Winners for Middle and High School Readers will provide an introduction to selecting and writing booktalks for nonfiction books with a focus on unique informational texts and biographies and autobiographies. A booktalk is a summary of a book presented in a way that would interest someone in reading the book described. Why non-fiction? Because the Common Core Standards Initiative, which most states have adopted, requires that 70% of the materials students read be from the category of informational texts it is especially important to focus on nonfiction when sharing books with students. Here’s everything you need to do just that. Chapters cover selecting, writing, preparing, and presenting booktalks, special tips for high-interest, low-level books, and using non-fiction in the library and the classroom. Two hundred ready-to-present booktalks arranged by genre are also included. Genres include animals, famous people, sports, crime and serial killers, movies and television, religion, war, history, and the supernatural.

Gotcha Good!

Gotcha Good!
Author: Kathleen A. Baxter
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing USA
Total Pages: 268
Release: 2008-07-30
Genre: Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN: 1591588464

This fifth Gotcha! book, aimed at public and school librarians and teachers, discusses well-reviewed and kid-tested nonfiction titles for third through eighth grade readers published in 2005-2007 with a few extra oldies but goodies added in. Chapters are built around the high- interest topics kids love. Irresistible book descriptions and book talks guide librarians and teachers to nonfiction books kids want to read. New features include numerous booklists to copy and save (similar to the bookmarks in Gotcha for Guys!) and profiles and interviews of some innovative authors such as Sally Walker, Kathleen Krull, Catherine Thimmesh, Steve Jenkins, Ken Mochizuki, and others. Grades 3-8. This fifth Gotcha! book, aimed at public and school librarians, as well as elementary and middle school teachers, discusses well-reviewed and kid-tested nonfiction titles for third through eighth grade readers published in 2005-2007 with a few extra oldies but goodies added in. Chapters are built around the high-interest topics kids love as the authors provide irresistible book descriptions to guide librarians and teachers to nonfiction books kids will want to read. Features include numerous booklists that can be copied and saved (similar to the bookmarks in the authors' Gotcha for Guys!), as well as profiles and interviews of some innovative nonfiction authors such as Sally Walker, Kathleen Krull, Catherine Thimmesh, Steve Jenkins, Ken Mochizuki, and others. Grades 3-8.

Mummies

Mummies
Author: Adam Woog
Publisher: Capstone
Total Pages: 104
Release: 2009
Genre: Mummies
ISBN: 1601523343

An investigation of mummies.

Mystery of the Egyptian Mummy

Mystery of the Egyptian Mummy
Author: Scott Peters
Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2018-02-04
Genre:
ISBN: 9781981589210

Looking for spooky Halloween books for kids? Four friends scramble to unmask the mummy that's haunting their ancient town of Thebes. Zany, fun, and fast-paced, it's perfect for kids age 9-12! When 12-year-old Zet comes face-to-face with a whispering mummy, Zet's eyes practically pop out of his head. Goosebumps race down his neck. Why is a mummy haunting his front door? What does the scary monster want? Zet quickly joins forces with his 11-year-old sister Kat and best friend Hui. The three kids need to unwind this spine-tingling mystery fast, because there's a zany rumor that they're cursed. If they don't, their world might just come unraveled! Clues send them tiptoeing through the hotspots of ancient Egypt--running into hieroglyphics covered tombs and frantically paddling up and down the Nile on a wild mummy chase. They soon suspect this will be their spookiest mystery ever! "Mummies. Curses. Clues to unravel...Scott Peters has done it again." S.D. Brown, author of The Lake Quilt Mystery Perfect for all kids ages 9-12 (Lexile: 490-570) "Excellent 'Indiana Jones' style mystery." - Top Reviewer 6th grade ELA/SS: "My co-teacher and I have used (Book 1) for the past 2 years and the students absolutely love it!" Janine Taft. Teachers, librarians, and parents will appreciate the ancient civilizations facts and geography and appropriate language for Ages 8-14 Grades 3-7 #1 Amazon best-selling series in Children's Geography & Cultures > Action & Adventure ACTION. SMART. EXCITING Packed with Ancient Egypt References Also available: BOOK 1, MYSTERY OF THE EGYPTIAN SCROLL, BOOK 2: MYSTERY OF THE EGYPTIAN AMULET, & BOOK 3, MYSTERY OF THE EGYPTIAN TEMPLE FREE shipping when you get all 4 books in the series! Download the accompanying Common Core Reading Comprehension Materials here: https: //www.egyptabout.com/2018/09/free-common-core-reading-comprehension.html Buy now!