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024654
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Brighton, The Salariya Book Company, 2003.
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48pCream spine
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Spectacular visual guides
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This text provides an extraordinary insight into the development of the most elaborate cemetery of the ancient world. Find out how numerous generations of families were dedicated to building the tomb, and discover the secrets of the intricate processes carried out by teams of specialists.
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The land of Egypt
Gods and temples
A house for eternity
The Valley of the Kings
The tomb builders' village
A worker's house
Excavating the tomb
Decorating the walls
Mummification
The coffin makers
The sarcophagus and its shrines
The canopic jars and chest
Stocking the tomb
Pharaoh joins the gods
Rediscovering the tombs
Who was Tutankhamun?
Tutankhamun's tomb
Robbing the tomb
Timespan
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9781905638581 Pb.
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| Accession# | Call# | Current Location | Status | Policy | Location |
| 022505 | 932/MOR | Main | On Shelf | General | |
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024956
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Brighton, The Salariya Book Company, 2014.
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32pOrange spine
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The danger zone
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Discover what it was like to build the Taj Mahal in this new Danger Zone title. Become an ordinary, hard-working, poorly-paid labourer, living in north India around 1632 as you decide to embark on a journey to Agra to work on a vast new building project. This book explores the past and present of the Taj Mahal, explaining how and why it was built and much, much more. Featuring full-colour illustrations which combine humour and accurate technical detail, this is a fascinating new addition to the Danger Zone series.
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9789351030980 Pb.
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| 022782 | 726.809542/MAC | Main | On Shelf | General | |
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024957
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Brighton, The Salariya Book Company, 2008.
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32pGreen spine
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The danger zone
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The year is 1871 and you are about to be involved in the building of America's most famous landmark - the Statue of Liberty! Find out the hard way what was it like to help design, commission and construct what was the world's tallest monument, from Liberty's French conception to its completion in America 21 years later. The humorous cartoon-style illustrations and the narrative approach encourage readers to get emotionally involved with the characters, aiding their understanding of how one of the world's most famous landmarks came to be built. Informative captions, a complete glossary and an index make this title an ideal non-fiction text for young readers.
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9781906370206 Pb.
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| 022781 | 974.71/MAL | Main | On Shelf | General | |
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024661
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Brighton, The Salariya Book Company, 2006.
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32pPurple spine
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'King Tut's Curse' looks at the famous mummy's curse which was blamed for the series of tragedies following Howard Carter and Lord Carnarvon's excavation of the tomb of King Tutankhamun in 1922. It looks in detail at each case attributed to the curse and examines how events were interpreted at the time and their likely scientific causes.
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9781905638130 Pb.
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| 022517 | 932.014/MOR | Main | On Shelf | General | |
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024619
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Brighton, The Salariya Book Company, 2016.
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34pDark blue spine
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Excerpts from experts
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Describes what life would be like without sleep.
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9781910706381 Pb.
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| 022482 | 613.794/PIP | Main | On Shelf | General | |
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