Briscoe, Diana, 1949-

King Tut : tales from the tomb / by Diana C. Briscoe ; reading consultant, Timothy Rasinski. - Mankato, Minn. : Capstone Curriculum Pub., 2003. - 48 p. : col. ill. ; 21 cm. - High five reading .

Includes bibliographical references (p. 46) and index.

Discusses ancient Egyptian customs and beliefs regarding death and the afterlife, the process of mummification, and the legend of a mummy's curse in relation to the discovery of King Tut's tomb in 1922.

ISBN: 0736895310 (pbk.) 0736895531 (Hardcover)

LCCN: 2002000188

Subjects--Personal Names:
Tutankhamen, King of Egypt --Tomb.

Subjects--Topical Terms:
Kings, queens, rulers, etc.
Funeral rites and ceremonies--Egypt.

Subjects--Geographic Terms:
Egypt--Antiquities.
Egypt--Civilization--To 332 B.C.

LC Class. No.: DT87.5 / .B669 2002

Dewey Class. No.: 932/.014/092