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