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The Mummy's Mother
Popular author Tony Johnston's second novel follows a mummy boy from the pyramids of Egypt to a famous museum in New York City as he searches for his mummy mom in this clever, funny book.A young mummy boy named Ramose is awakened one day by the sound of graverobbers invading his home--the pharoah's tomb. They've stolen his mother (who's also a mummy) and now it's up to Ram...more
Hardcover, 160 pages
Published
October 1st 2003
by Scholastic Inc.
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Ramose has been waiting in pyramid for 4000 years for the afterlife to begin. He has passed the time be talking with his mother and learning new languages from people searching the pyramid for treasure. One day grave robbers break into the pyramid and steal Ramose's mother. From his resting place inside the tomb walls, he can hear his mother cry out for help and the thieves' plans to sell her to a man at the port. Although Ramose was only an almost-pharaoh and only lived to be 10 years old, he d...more
This quest has Ramose, a four-thousand year old boy who is off to rescue his mummy, who has been stolen by robbers. He encounters a sarcastic camel and a venomouss ssnake.
Rich word choice and voice.
Tony Johnston also wrote "Any Small Goodness."
Egyptian vocabulary:
A totally delightful, imaginative book for young readers. And it has nothing offensive or wrong about ancient Egypt (that I know about).
really fun book for kids. i really like this author.
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Tony Johnston has written many acclaimed books for young people. She and her husband lived in Mexico for fifteen years, where they raised their children. She now lives in San Marino, California.
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