{"product_id":"9780374303051","title":"Howard and the Mummy : Howard Carter and the Search for King Tut's Tomb","description":"\u003cstrong\u003eHoward and the Mummy\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor(s): Tracey Fern\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA captivating picture book biography about Howard Carter, the discoverer of King Tut's tomb in 1922.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHoward Carter was obsessed with mummies. He met his first when he was a boy in England and lived near a mansion filled with Egyptian artifacts. Howard dreamed of discovering a mummy himself—especially a royal mummy in its tomb, complete with all its treasures. When he was seventeen, he took a job with the Egypt Exploration Fund and was sent to Egypt to learn about archaeology and excavation sites. And his mummy hunt was on! Howard discovered many amazing artifacts, but he searched for years before coming upon the most famous mummy of all, King Tut. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWith stunning artwork from Boris Kulikov, and an informative and funny text from Tracey Fern, \u003ci\u003eHoward and the Mummy \u003c\/i\u003eis a true story about the challenges of discovery and the rewards of perseverance.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eReview(s):\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Fern and Kulikov unearth another of history’s monumental finds in their picturesque biography of Carter . . . Kulikov’s beautiful artwork reflects the richness of both desert and tomb, and creative page layouts draw the eye. An arresting addition to the trove of Tut tomes.” —\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Kulikov’s mixed-media illustrations, which reflect the hues of the Egyptian desert, beautifully complement and extend the text. . .Readers, like Howard Carter before them, can indeed find ‘wonderful things’ here.” —\u003ci\u003eThe Horn Book\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“The author chooses information that will delight readers and Kulikov’s deftly placed mixed media illustrations amplify the tone as well as the content.” —\u003ci\u003eSchool Library Journal\u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eW is for Webster\u003c\/i\u003e:\u003cbr\u003e“A solid introduction to America’s most famous lexicographer.” —\u003ci\u003eSchool Library Journal\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003cb\u003estarred review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eBarnum's Bones\u003c\/i\u003e:\u003cbr\u003e“T. rex lovers will gobble it up, and seekers of easy biographies will be hot on their heels.” —\u003ci\u003eSchool Library Journal\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003cb\u003estarred review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Tracey Fern turns a slice of a scientist's biography into an American adventure tale.” —\u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Will captivate the masses of kids whose jaws drop in the presence of hulking fossils.” —\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003cb\u003estarred review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Fern fills her text with all the salient facts but uses a breezy, humorous, awestruck voice that strikes just the right tone in telling the story of this fascinating, quirky scientist.” —\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003cb\u003estarred review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eISBN:  9780374303051\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e ","brand":"Farrar, Straus and Giroux (BYR)","offers":[{"title":"Hardback","offer_id":40656674914510,"sku":"9780374303051","price":17.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0600\/7029\/7806\/products\/getimage_724ddb90-f30c-40e6-8b16-83eb097ce874.jpg?v=1639452744","url":"https:\/\/pickwickbookshop.com\/products\/9780374303051","provider":"Pickwick Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}