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The 5,000-Year-Old Puzzle
Solving a Mystery of Ancient Egypt
By Logan, Claudia & Sweet, Melissa
Publishers Summary:
- ISBN
- 978-0-37432-335-6
- Publisher
- New York : Farrar Straus Giroux, 2002.
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School Library Journal
Reviewed on June 1, 2002
Gr 2-4 It is 1924 and young Will Hunt, already caught up in the fascination with ancient Egypt created by the discovery of King Tut's tomb, is going with his family to be part of the Reisner archaeological expedition in Giza. Through Will's postcards to a friend, journal entries, information-filled sidebars, and actual photographs from the expedition, readers gain insight into what such an endeavor was like. Though the team locates a burial chamber in February, 1925, it is almost a year of painstaking labor before they open the tomb and more...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
