Selected as an Honor Book in Science by the Society of School Librarians International, 1996

Bulletin for the Center of Children's Books: "With an enticing blend of detail, practicality, and humor, Deem unwraps the phenomenon of mummies.... Lively and illuminating pencil sketches, maps, diagrams, and boxed sidebars keep the pages accessible and appealing.... Fans of [Deem's] previous books...will be tickled by this trip to the tombs."

School Library Journal: Deem "provides plenty of intriguing anecdotes and tips off readers on where to track down museums that display mummies and where to read more about them."

Booklist: "Deem's aim is to transform mummies from being gross curiosities to being witnesses of past history.... An up-to-date bibliography and a general tone of excitement about what can be learned from mummies make the book of interest to budding Egyptologists and physical anthropologists."

The Horn Book: "Deem's logical, thorough exploration of a compelling topic is liberally sprinkled with fascinating anecdotes. Well-organized chapters delineate the historical and cultural aspects of mummies. In order to 'avoid the sensationalism of the past,' no photographs are included; instead, line drawings elucidate the text."

Listen! Magazine: "The book is truly amazing in its depth and breadth of information, all managed in a readable and engaging style."

Orlando Sentinel: "Facts are fun as Deem relates mummy lore through the centuries. We learn how mummies are made, mummy mythology and in which museums around the world to find mummies."

 

 

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