title: The Best Children's Literature (Parent's Guide series)
author:  Ellen Trachtenberg 
description: A comprehensive, well-organized and practical guide to first-rate children's literature for all ages. -- <i>Laura Backes, publisher of Children's Book Insider</i><br /><br />Ellen Trachtenberg has organized classic and modern children's books into a well-researched, easy-to-understand format to help parents select books. -- <i>Marge Eberts,</i><br /><br />I highly recommend A Parent's Guide to the Best Children's Literature by Ellen Trachtenberg. -- <i>Alice R. McCarthy, Ph.D., Publisher of Healthy Newsletters</i><br /><br />This book is a great resource. -- <i>Kelly Robinson, Free Spirit Publishing</i><br /><br />This book is an essential resource for parents who want to share the joy of reading with their child. -- <i>Donna Smith, Senior Editor of Baby Years Magazine</i>
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  The Book of the Dead (2006)
  
  
  
  
  
  BY
  
  
  DOUGLAS PRESTON AND LINCOLN CHILD
  
  
  (Book 3 of the Pendergast Trilogy)
  
  
  Lincoln Child dedicates this book to his mother, Nancy Child
  
  
  Douglas Preston dedicates this book to Anna Marguerite McCann Taggart
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  ## Contents
  
  
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  [Acknowledgments](index_split_002.html#filepos7398)  
  
  
  [Chapter 1](index_split_003.html#filepos8491)  
  
  
  [Chapter 2](index_split_004.html#filepos19023)  
  
  
  [Chapter 3](index_split_005.html#filepos29330)  
  
  
  [Chapter 4](index_split_006.html#filepos41754)  
  
  
  [Chapter 5](index_split_007.html#filepos63887)  
  
  
  [Chapter 6](index_split_008.html#filepos80021)  
  
  
  [Chapter 7](index_split_009.html#filepos96935)  
  
  
  [Chapter 8](index_split_010.html#filepos107817)  
  
  
  [Chapter 9](index_split_011.html#filepos130173)  
  
  
  [Chapter 10](index_split_012.html#filepos139978)  
  
  
  [Chapter 11](index_split_013.html#filepos157826)  
  
  
  [Chapter 12](index_split_014.html#filepos164063)  
  
  
  [Chapter 13](index_split_015.html#filepos181