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Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.9 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
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Ever since Howard Carter uncovered King Tutankhamun’s tomb in 1922, the young pharaoh has become a symbol of the wealth and mystery of ancient Egypt. This Who Was . . . ? explains the life and times of this ancient Egyptian ruler, covering the story of the tomb’s discovery, as well as myths and so-called mummy curses.
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Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 6.3 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
"Athens, Greece, is best known for the Parthenon, the ruins of an ancient temple completed in 438 BC to honor the goddess Athena. But what many people don't know is that it only served as a temple for a couple hundred years. It then became a church, then a mosque, and by the end of the 1600s served as a storehouse for munitions. When an enemy army fired hundreds of cannon balls at the Acropolis, one directly hit the Parthenon. Much of the sculpture...
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Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.4 - AR Pts: 1
Language
Español
Description
Highlights the life of the boy pharaoh, describes the process by which his body and his tomb were prepared for the afterlife, and describes the search and excavation of his tomb in 1922.
La vida del niño que se convirtió en rey de Egipto.
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