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Title:

Ghost ship : the pharaoh's buried vessel / by Ruth Owen.

Author:

Owen, Ruth, 1967- author.

ISBN:

9781684020270

Personal Author:

Owen, Ruth, 1967- author.

Physical Description:

32 pages : color illustrations, color maps ; 27 cm.

Content Type:

text

Media Type (RDA):

unmediated

Carrier Type:

volume

Series:

Egypt's ancient secrets

Egypt's ancient secrets.

Contents:

Discovery in the desert -- The world's oldest ship -- Who were the ancient Egyptians? -- The Nile--giver of life -- Life on the Nile -- An ancient puzzle -- Stepping back in time -- Sewing up the pieces -- A ship for the afterlife -- Traveling with Ra -- Another discovery -- The ghost ship -- Egypt's ancient secrets.

Abstract:

Filled with fascinating details about life in ancient Egypt, this new series unravels the mysteries surrounding the giant pyramids, desert cemeteries, buried ships, lost tombs and more.

Corporate Subject:

Royal Ship of Cheops -- Juvenile literature.

Royal Ship of Cheops.

Subject Term:

Wooden boats -- Egypt -- Juvenile literature.

Excavations (Archaeology) -- Egypt -- Jīzah -- Juvenile literature.

Wooden boats.

Excavations (Archaeology)

Geographic Term:

Egypt -- Civilization -- To 332 B.C. -- Juvenile literature.

Egypt.

Format:

Books

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Summary

In the 1950s, a 4,000-year-old giant wooden ship was discovered buried in the Egyptian desert. In this book, readers will explore one of the most fascinating archaeological discoveries of the past century. They will also learn how ships and the Nile River were closely connected to the ancient Egyptians' belief in death and the afterlife.

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School Library Journal Review

Gr 4-6-The "secrets" of ancient Egypt are revealed through visits to archaeological excavations and analysis of what they reveal about Egyptian civilization. Spreads have several paragraphs of text, with sufficient background and detail, but use the dated BC and AD format. Illustrations are an eye-catching mix of well-captioned drawings of processes like mummification and pyramid construction alongside contemporary photos of artifacts and locations. The market has a surfeit of sets on ancient Egypt, but this one offers valuable perspective on how ongoing archaeology and scholarship continue to expand current knowledge. VERDICT Ghost Ship, Tomb Robbers, and Golden Mummies will be new for most readers and are primary purchases. Great Pyramid, King Tut, and Sphinx are good additional purchases. © Copyright 2017. Library Journals LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted.