For years mummies have been given a bad wrap. The subject of countless ghost stories and horror movies, mummies are generally thought of as gross and scary. But mummies aren't scary at all. 

Often preserved for thousands of years, mummies are time capsules that allow us to peer back into the past and see what life was like in another age. From a 5,000 year-old Iceman discovered in Europe to a tongue-tied Egyptian mummy named Natsef-Amun, mummies have provided us with fascinating clues about ancient (and not so ancient) civilizations. 

This fact-filled book takes the reader on a mummy-discovery tour that spans centuries and continents. You'll learn exactly what mummies are, how they are created, where they have been found, how scientists investigate them, and what they tell us about people who lived long ago. Published in hardcover by Houghton Mifflin and in paperback by Dell, this book is now out of print. Illustrated by True Kelley. For ages 8 and up.

 

How to Make a Mummy Talk. Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 1995. Dell paperback edition, 1997.