The Curse of King Tut's Mummy

by Kathleen Weidner Zoehfeld

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History. Juvenile Nonfiction. Reference. Sociology. When the pharoahs of Egypt died, they were mummified and buried in pyramids and tombs with all their riches. But as centuries passed, the tombs were looted and the pharoahs' gold stolen. Then Howard Carter found the greatest Egyptian treasure trove of all—the tomb of King Tut's mummy! But did the amazing treasure come with a deadly curse?

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Kathleen Zoehfeld is a writer and editor of nonfiction children's books. She grew up in the Catskill Mountains, where she developed a passion for observing, reading and writing about nature. Zoehfeld is a former children's book editor and an award-winning author of many books for young people on natural history and scientific topics. (Bowker show more Author Biography) show less

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Nelson, Jim (Illustrator)

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Canonical title
The Curse of King Tut's Mummy
Original title
The Curse of King Tut's Mummy
People/Characters
Howard Carter; George Herbert, 5th Earl of Carnarvon
Important places
Egypt; Luxor, Egypt

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Nonfiction
DDC/MDS
932.014History & geographyHistory of ancient world (to ca. 499)Egypt to 640Early history to 332 BCPharaohs -- Biography and History
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DT87.5 .Z64History of Europe, Asia, Africa and OceaniaAfricaHistory of AfricaEgyptHistory
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English
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Paper, Ebook
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