title: You Wouldn't Want to Be an Egyptian Mummy!: Disgusting Things You'd Rather Not Know
author:  David Stewart 
description: Grade 4-6-At first glance, these profusely illustrated books appear to be a lighthearted approach to some grim chapters in the history of the world. Chapter titles are often blithe and the cartoon art depicts the gory and abominable treatment of one group of people by another. But closer examination of the texts and pictures reveals informative books, packed full of the facts students often seek. The first title describes the life of a woman from the Black Sea area who is kidnapped and taken to serve as a slave in ancient Greece. The treatment of the slaves by the aristocracy is depicted along with descriptions of everyday life. Gladiator highlights the superiority of the Roman army, which returned its prisoners to Rome where they were trained to be arena fighters. Rules of battle and types of gladiators are described. Mention is also made of the simulated sea battles that took place in the flooded arenas and of staged wild-animal hunts. Mummy covers the process of embalming and mummification along with the symbolic features of an Egyptian burial. Discoveries of tombs and modern beliefs about mummies are also included. While these books cover material included in other titles, their approach to history will be extremely popular with students who relish a bit of blood and guts along with their historical facts.<br /><i>Elizabeth Stumpf, Clearfield Middle School, PA </i><br />Copyright 2001 Reed Business Information, Inc.
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  RETURN OF  
  THE MUMMY
  
    
  
  Goosebumps - 23
  
  R.L. Stine
  
  (An Undead Scan v1.5)
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
    
  
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  “Gabe, we will be landing soon,” the stewardess told me, leaning over the
  seat. “Will someone be meeting you at the airport?”
  
  “Yes. Probably an ancient Egyptian pharaoh,” I told her. “Or maybe a
  disgusting, decaying mummy.”
  
  She narrowed her eyes at me. “No. Really,” she insisted. “Who will be meeting
  you in Cairo?”
  
  “My Uncle Ben,” I replied. “But he likes to play practical jokes. Sometimes he
  dresses in weird costumes and tries to scare me.”
  
  “You told me that your uncle was a famous scientist,” the stewardess said.
  
  “He is,” I replied. “But he’s also weird.”
  
  She laughed. I liked her a lot. She had pretty blond hair. And I liked the way
  she always tilted her head to one side when she talked.
  
  Her name was Nancy, and she had been very nice to me during the long flight to
  Egypt. She knew it was my first time flying all by myself.
  
  She kept checking on me and asking me how I was 