Egyptian Tombs

by Jeanne Bendick

Discusses the design, purpose, and excavation of the pyramids of ancient Egypt, the Egyptians' beliefs about death, how mummies were made, and some legends about the pyramids.

64 pages, Library Binding

Published April 1, 1989

About the author

Jeanne Bendick was born February 25, 1919, in New York City. When she was growing up, her grandfather taught her how to draw. He often took her to the American Museum of Natural History in New York to see the different kinds of art.

In her books, Jeanne Bendick liked to make her drawings very simple. In many of her books, she helps her readers see how science is a part of everyday life. With her words and pictures, she takes things that are complicated and makes them easy to understand.

Jeanne Bendick wrote over 100 books and also wrote filmstrip and television scripts.

Reviews

[Cara · Rating 2 out of 5]

This would be a decent first book for a kid just learning about history, but as an adult reading it to my son, I found it lacking in information and highly glossed over. Overall, not bad compared to others that I've read and the pictures were decent.