History Smashers: Ancient Egypt

Myths! Lies! Secret mummy curses? Grab your head lamp, the award-winning History Smashers are headed to Ancient Egypt to dig up the truth about this incredible early civilization—and the many myths that will be buried once and for all.A SCHOOL LIBRARY JOURNAL BEST BOOK OF THE YEARIn 1922, explorers opened King Tut's tomb and a nasty hex was placed on everyone present. RIGHT? Not so much. Okay, but aliens did soar in on a space craft and build the Pyramids, right? WRONG!The discovery of King Tutankhamun's tomb taught historians a lot about ancient Egyptian culture. But no one incurred the wrath of a mummy. And this early civilization had the money, power, and smarts to build the Pyramids--along with a host of other impressive structures! Join the History Smashers Ready to bust new myths? Check out more titles in the History Smashers series:History Smashers: The MayflowerHistory Smashers: The TitanicHistory Smashers: Pearl HarborHistory Smashers: Plagues and Pandemics