Hansen, Grace
Summary: "The Great Pyramid of Giza in Egypt was built thousands of years ago, but still stands today. Young readers will learn about who built it, when it was built, and why it was built. This title is complete with impressive historical and current photographs and images, and simple text. Aligned to Common Core Standards and correlated to state standards."--Publisher's description.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Abdo Kids 2018
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 932 HANHart, George
Summary: Presents a photo essay on ancient Egypt and the people who lived there, documented through the mummies, pottery, weapons, and other objects they left behind.
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Publisher / Publication Date: DK Publishing 2021
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 932 HARCopies Available at Fife Lake
1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 932 HARPhillips, Graham.
Contents: Imprisoned for eternity -- Prelude to heresy -- City of the sun -- The Amarna queens -- Secrets of the three tombs -- The mystery of Tutankhamun -- The one God -- The children of Israel -- Cataclysm -- Exodus -- Strangers in a strange land -- The angel of death.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Bear & Co. 2003
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 001.94 PHIAsselin, Kristine Carlson.
Summary: Discusses the dynasties of the Egyptian pharaohs and the impact of their rule on their own country and the ancient world.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Capstone Press 2012
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1 available in Juvenile, Call number: J932 CAPPeters, Elizabeth
Summary: The Emersons learn of a mysterious death that has been attributed to a curse, a situation that enables Amelia Peabody and her family to enter the banned Valley of the Kings in order to return a stolen statue.
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Publisher / Publication Date: William Morrow 2005
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1 available in Adult, Call number: MYS PETFleming, Candace
Summary: "During the reign of the New Kingdom of Egypt, the boy pharaoh Tutankhamun ruled and died tragically young. In order to send him on his way into the afterlife, his tomb was filled with every treasure he would need after death. And then, it was lost to time, buried in the sands of the Valley of the Kings. His tomb was also said to be cursed. Centuries later, as Egypt-mania gripped Europe, two...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Scholastic Focus 2021
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 932 FLEDarnell, John Coleman
Summary: "Two celebrated Egyptologists bring to vivid life the intriguing and controversial reign of King Tut's parents Akhenaten has been the subject of radically different, even contradictory, biographies. The king has achieved fame as the world's first individual and the first monotheist, but others have seen him as an incestuous tyrant who nearly ruined the kingdom he ruled. The gold funerary mask...
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Publisher / Publication Date: St. Martin's Press 2022
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 920 DARPreston, Diana
Summary: The story of the world's best-remembered celebrity couple, set against the political backdrop of their time. In 30 BCE, the 39-year-old queen of Egypt, Cleopatra, took her own life rather than be paraded in chains through Rome by her conqueror, the future first emperor Augustus. A few days earlier, her lover of eleven years, Mark Antony, had himself committed suicide. Historian Diana Preston...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Walker Pub. Co. 2009
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 932.021092 PREThomas, M. J.
Summary: "Peter, Mary, and Hank journey to the pyramid-studded desert of ancient Egypt. When the trio become friends with Pharaoh's daughter, they witness first-hand as Moses petitions Pharaoh for the Israelites' freedom. Plagues wreak havoc as the group races to decode the scroll, gets chased by a panther, and battles Pharaoh's cunning advisor, the Great Magician"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: WorthyKids/ideals 2018
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Summary: Explains the preparation and purpose of mummies, and describes everyday life in ancient Egypt, including Egyptian food, fashion, and occupations.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Ticktock Media 2009
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 932 GANNeubauer, Erica Ruth
Summary: "Well-heeled travelers from around the world flock to the Mena House Hotel--an exotic gem in the heart of Cairo where cocktails flow, adventure dispels the aftershocks of World War I, and deadly dangers wait in the shadows . . . Egypt, 1926. Fiercely independent American Jane Wunderly has made up her mind: she won't be swept off her feet on a trip abroad. Despite her Aunt Millie's best efforts...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Kensington Books 2020
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1 available in Adult Fiction, Call number: FIC NEUDonnelly, Judy.
Summary: Describes the burial of the Pharaoh Tutankhamen and the discovery of his long-lost tomb by archaeologists more than 3000 years later.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Random House 1988
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Summary: Contains alphabetically arranged entries that provide information about various aspects of ancient Egypt, and includes thematic trails, and illustrations.
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Publisher / Publication Date: P. Bedrick 1999
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1 available in Juvenile, Call number: J 932 HARHoobler, Dorothy
Summary: In this informative account, Dorothy and Thomas Hoobler tell the story of the powerful pharaohs who commissioned the pyramids at Giza and offer a fascinating look at the culture of the afterlife in ancient Egypt, explaining exactly how mummies were made.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Grosset & Dunlap, an imprint of Penguin Group (USA) LLC 2015
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1 available in Juvenile, Call number: J900 WHE BASKETSummary: An autobiographical film based on the director's life beginning in 1942 during Hitler's struggle to wrest Egypt, especially the city Alexandria, from the British Army. Yehia, an aspiring actor, and his friends experience the impact of war. Yehia studies cinema in Alexandria, stages his first makeshift productions, and finally reaches the conclusion that his future lies in America.
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2000
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1 available in Foreign DVDs, Call number: DVD FOREIGN ALESummary: Cleopatra Thea Philopator was a woman no man could resist: strong, beautiful, and intelligent, she knew how to manipulate the patriarchal political system of Ancient Egypt to work in her favor. In many ways she seemed to have it all, so what could have driven her to take her own life at such a young age? From her noble birth to her famous liaisons with Julius Caesar and Marc Antony to her...
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Publisher / Publication Date: A & E Television Networks 2007
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Summary: "The magic tree house has whisked Jack and Annie to ancient Egypt. Inside a pyramid, Jack and Annie find a long-dead queen who needs their help solving a centuries-old riddle. If only they can find their way through the pyramid's maze!"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Random House 2022
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Place a hold to request this item.Noël Hume, Ivor.
Contents: Prologue -- Sampson and Sarah -- Mohammed's man in Malta -- Enter the consul-general -- Moving Memnon -- The devil made them do it -- Staff problems at Abu Simbel -- A present from Philae -- Messing with mummies -- Return to Abu Simbel -- The great discovery -- Enduring achievements -- Confrontation in the consulate -- Over the mountains and through the passes -- Philae and the grand engagement...
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Publisher / Publication Date: University of Virginia Press 2011
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 930.1 HUMWeitzman, David
Summary: This book describes the building of Egyptian pharoah Cheops' funeral boat.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt 2009
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 932.012 WEIEl Rashidi, Yasmine
Summary: "A young Egyptian woman chronicles her personal and political coming of age in this debut novel. Cairo, 1984. A blisteringly hot summer. A young girl in a sprawling family house. Her days pass quietly: listening to a mother's phone conversations, looking at the Nile from a bedroom window, watching the three state-sanctioned TV stations with the volume off, daydreaming about other lives....
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Publisher / Publication Date: Tim Duggan Books 2016
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1 available in Adult Fiction, Call number: FIC ELRHardyman, Robyn
Summary: Presents several of the most dangerous, dirty, and otherwise unpleasant jobs done in ancient Egypt, including bleacher, embalmer, quarry worker, paint mixer, farmer, housewife, brick maker, and miner.
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2014
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 932 HARNorwich, Grace
Summary: As the last pharaoh of ancient Egypt, I ruled alone without the help of my husband. I was a powerful and courageous leader, and I passionately loved my people. Much has been written of my beauty, but I was also known for my composure, wit, and strength. I was a queen who was worshipped as a god. I am Cleopatra.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Scholastic Inc. 2014
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 921 CLEMass, Wendy
Summary: Ava and Chase want some more information before they embark on another adventure in time, but the woman who gave them the suitcase filled with magical objects is not being helpful, and when Chase picks up the scarab of King Tutankamun they find themselves transported not to ancient Egypt, but to Egypt on the day King Tut's tomb is discovered--and they must get the artifact back into the tomb...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Branches/Scholastic Inc. 2018
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Place a hold to request this item.Summary: Using the latest tools in forensic science, computer modeling, and medical imaging, this doc examines what really caused the great Egyptian Empire to collapse 4,000 years ago and what that might tell researchers about today's world.
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2019