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PYRAMIDSPYRAMIDSRELATED TITLES & PRODUCTS

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What's Inside:
  • The Pyramids of Egypt
  • How Pyramids Got Their Start
  • Resources for the Pyramids
  • Building a Pyramid
  • Traps, Mazes, and Secret Chambers
  • All About Mummies
  • Life in Ancient Egypt
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  • MAPS
  • TIME LINES
  • LEXILE® READING LEVEL: 840L
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"Egypt's pyramids are the oldest stone buildings in the world. They were built nearly five thousand years ago. These ancient tombs are also among the world's largest structures. The biggest is taller than a 40-story building and covers an area greater than that of ten football fields. Men built these huge structures without the help of equipment that we have today, such as cranes and bulldozers.. . . "
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7 WONDERS7 WONDERS
"Turn the pages of almost any magazine and you'll come across a top-ten list. It might be the year's best songs or movies or places to visit. But one of the oldest top-ten lists is actually a top-seven list! More than 2,100 years ago, a Greek poet, Antipater of Sidon, made a list of what he thought were the most spectacular creations of his day. Most of them he had not even seen! Nobody knows exactly. . . "
ANCIENT EGYPTANCIENT EGYPT
"What's the first word that comes to mind when you hear "ancient Egypt"? Mummies? Pyramids? Pharaohs? Mummies, pyramids, and pharaohs were all important parts of life in ancient Egypt. But there is much more to know about this long-lasting civilization. Come visit the ancient Egyptians where their civilization began-on the banks of the Nile River. The earliest known settlements in Egypt were farming. . . "
MUMMIESMUMMIES
“Hollywood horror films have helped make mummies famous-and feared. “Fear Will Freeze You When You Face… The Mummy!” announced a poster for the 1959 movie The Mummy. “The Mummy… It Comes to Life!” declared another. Viewers of mummy movies quiver on the edge of their seats as wrapped-up monsters, angry from having their sleep disturbed, spring to life. But mummies shouldn't be feared-really. A mummy…”
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ADDITIONAL RESOURCES
CHILDREN'S BOOKS
  • Pyramids (Fantastic Facts). By Peter Mellett, Southwater Publishing, 2001.
  • You Wouldn't Want to Be a Pyramid Builder: A Hazardous Job You'd Rather Not Have. By Jacqueline Morley, Franklin Watts, 2004.
  • Pyramid (Eyewitness Books). By James Putnam, DK Publishing Inc, 2004.
  • Who Built the Pyramid? By Meredith Hooper, Candlewick Press (MA), 2001.
  • Secrets Of The Pyramids: National Geographic Maze Adventures. By Graham White, National Geographic, 2002.
ADULT BOOKS
  • Voyages of the Pyramid Builders: The True Origins of the Pyramids from Lost Egypt to Ancient America. By Robert Schoch, Jeremy P. Tarcher, 2003.
  • Egypt: Child of Atlantis: A Radical Interpretation of the Origins of Civilization. By John Gordon, Bear & Company, 2004.
  • Building the Great Pyramid. By Kevin Jackson, Firefly Books Ltd, 2003.
  • The Egyptian Pyramid Mystery Is Solved!: The Mysteries. By Margaret Morris, Margaret Morris, 2004.
WEBSITES
  • The British Museum: Ancient Egypt: http://www.ancientegypt.co.uk/menu.html
  • History and Culture of Ancient Egypt: www.ancient-egypt.org/
  • National Geographic: Mysteries of the Pyramids: www.nationalgeographic.com/pyramids/
COMMUNITY RESOURCES
  • The Walton Hall of Ancient Egypt, Carnegie Museum of Natural History (Pittsburgh, PA):
    www.carnegiemuseums.org/cmnh/exhibits/egypt/
  • Massachusetts Egyptian Funerary Arts, Museum of Fine Arts (Boston):
    www.mfa.org