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NON-FICTION
Secrets of the Dead
Mummies and Other Human Remains from Around the World Matt Ralphs • Illustrated by Gordy Wright
• Written by talented non-fiction author Matt Ralphs, in consultation with experts from the British Museum
• With evocative artwork by Gordy Wright, illustrator of Strange But True • Ordered geographically, featuring human remains from Africa, America,
Europe, the Middle East and Asia
• 2022 marks the 100th anniversary of the discovery
of King Tutankhamun’s tomb
A fascinating book about human remains from around the world.
From ancient Egyptian mummies and European bog bodies to mummified Chinese noblewomen and Japanese self-mummifying monks, this book reveals what scientists and experts have uncovered about these incredible civilisations from the bodies they left behind. Find out what these people ate, wore, believed in, enjoyed doing and much, much more.
Age: 8+ • Price: £12.99 • Extent: 64pp Word count: 12,000 Format: 290 x 250mm HB
