The Tomb of King Tutankhamen

by Michael Woods and Mary B. Woods

Book Overview

A royal treasure buried for 3,000 years... on November 4, 1922, a British archaeologist named Howard Carter unearthed a buried staircase in Egypt's Valley of the Kings. At the bottom of the staircase was a door bearing the name Tutankhamen. That door led Carter to rooms filled with gold treasures and ancient statues. and deep in the tomb lay the mummy of a king, covered in jewels and sealed in a golden coffin. Carter's discovery was the first time...

• Format: Library Binding
• Language: English
• ISBN: 082257506X
• ISBN13: 9780822575061
• Release Date: January 2008
• Publisher: Twenty-First Century Books (CT)
• Length: 80 Pages
• Weight: 1.15 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 8.3" x 10.3"
• Age Range: 10 to 13 years
• Grade Range: Grades 5 to 8