The Crocodile Curse

The Crocodile Curse
Author: Saviour Pirotta
Publisher:
Total Pages: 180
Release: 2022-08-28
Genre:
ISBN: 9781848868946

Renni, Mahu and Balaal are enjoying the summer after thwarting the evil vizier, Paser, and returning the heart scarab to General Tatia. When new adventures call, the children set off up the flooded Nile to the mystical city of Shedet to see its glorious temples dedicated to Sobek, the crocodile-headed god. But things are not as they appear, and the wicked never rest for long...

The Curse of the Crocodile God

The Curse of the Crocodile God
Author: Stewart Ross
Publisher: Penguin
Total Pages: 52
Release: 2007-03-05
Genre: Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN: 0756641845

Watch the past come to life in this gripping comic-book tale, The Curse of the Crocodile God. Travel back in time to Ancient Egypt and meet Methen, a young boy whose father is a priest at the temple of the crocodile god, Sobek.Join him on his travels as he and a young servant girl get entangled in a terrible tale of deceit as they discover evidence of tomb robbing, and are determined to expose the villain. But will they lose their heads before they prove their case? Combining the excellent content of DK Readers with the excitement of a graphic novel, these thrilling books use rich, historically accurate settings-such as Ancient Egypt and Ancient Rome-as the backdrops for tales of murder, betrayal, and revenge. Reference section provides nonfiction context, including timeline, maps, and glossary.

The Curse Of The Crocodile Queen

The Curse Of The Crocodile Queen
Author: V. Peter Maslin
Publisher: Troubador Publishing Ltd
Total Pages: 260
Release: 2024-08-28
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 1805149350

Something – no-one knows quite what – is haunting the foggy backstreets of 18th century London. Innocent folk are being killed in their beds. Priests from a mysterious cult are taking away the bodies. Septimus Slim and his criminal friends hope to leave the country. They steal a golden statue from the cultists, but they are utterly unprepared for what comes next. As their dreams turn into nightmares… Fans of classic SF/Fantasy will enjoy The Curse of the Crocodile Queen, a historical fantasy story filled with suspense and mystery – and hugely believable characters.

Curse of the Crocodile God

Curse of the Crocodile God
Author: Stewart Ross
Publisher: Follettbound
Total Pages: 48
Release: 2007
Genre: Comic books, strips, etc
ISBN: 9781428719927

In Ancient Egypt, he lives of thirteen-year-olds Methen and Madja are endangered when they stumble across a group of grave robbers who are plundering the pyramids.

Curse of the Crocodile God

Curse of the Crocodile God
Author: DK
Publisher: Dorling Kindersley Ltd
Total Pages: 50
Release: 2007-03-01
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 1405334509

Witness murder and mystery in the land of the pharaohs Watch the past come to life in this gripping comic-book tale. Travel back in time to Ancient Egypt and meet Methen, a young boy whose father is a priest at the temple of the crocodile god, Sobek. Join him on his travels as he and a young servant girl get entangled in a terrible tale of deceit as they discover evidence of tomb robbing, and are determined to expose the villain! But will they lose their heads before they prove their case?

The Curse of the Crocodile King

The Curse of the Crocodile King
Author: Susan Gates
Publisher: Tamarind
Total Pages: 288
Release: 2016-06-30
Genre:
ISBN: 9781848531758

No-one the Croc King curses ever escapes Avenger . . . Avenger never gives up. It always tracks you down. Frankie Sparks and her brother Jin are going about their lives as normal, when Mizz Z, the formidable secret agent, arrives in town on a mission. She's on the hunt for some ancient relics, relics that everybody thinks have lost their powers completely. Everybody is wrong . . . The spirit of the tyrant Crocodile King has been lurking for years, waiting for his chance to return and release Avenger, his killing-machine tracker, once more . . . Frankie and Jin find themselves caught up in a centuries-old curse. Can they help Mizz Z to break it, or will the evil Avenger claim another victim . . . ?

Curse Tablets and Binding Spells from the Ancient World

Curse Tablets and Binding Spells from the Ancient World
Author: John G. Gager
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
Total Pages: 300
Release: 1999
Genre: History
ISBN: 9780195134827

For the first time text from tablets have been translated into English with substantial translator's introduction revealing the cultural, social and historical context for these spells and tablets of the ancient world.

Ra the Mighty: The Crocodile Caper

Ra the Mighty: The Crocodile Caper
Author: A. B. Greenfield
Publisher: Holiday House
Total Pages: 259
Release: 2020-11-24
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 0823448800

Ancient Egypt's laziest detective must save a missing boy in the latest entry in this Edgar-nominated mystery series about a pampered but lovable royal cat and his wise dung beetle sidekick. Ra the Mighty is Pharaoh's Cat, Lord of the Powerful Paw. He is NOT Ra the Royal Babysitter. How's a cat supposed to fit in all his snacks and naps when his charges keep getting into mischief? Ra's new job only gets harder on a voyage up the Nile, leading to a fearsome palace where crocodiles swarm the waters. Then Pharaoh's son disappears. Has he run away? Has he been eaten by crocodiles? Has he been kidnapped, or worse? Ra and his fellow Great Detectives, Khepri and Miu, set out to discover the truth, but the palace is home to many secrets. Can the Great Detectives unravel the mystery, find the missing boy--and make it out alive? More than 30 wacky illustrations with fun historical details bring this mystery to life, along with a glossary, pronunciation guide, and detailed author's note about ancient Egypt. Don't miss the companion novels: Edgar-nominated Ra the Mighty: Cat Detective, and Ra the Mighty: The Great Tomb Robbery, which was a Junior Library Guild selection.

The Bhāgavata Purāna, an Illustrated Oriya Palmleaf Manuscript, Parts VIII-IX

The Bhāgavata Purāna, an Illustrated Oriya Palmleaf Manuscript, Parts VIII-IX
Author: Jagannātha Dāsa
Publisher: Abhinav Publications
Total Pages: 68
Release: 1987
Genre: Illumination of books and manuscripts
ISBN: 8170172195

Reproduction of a portion of an Oriya manuscript of the Bhāgabata illustrated by Brajanātha Baḍajenā, 1730-1795?; with text by his son Ghanaśyām, 18th cent.; critically edited with introduction and paraphrase.