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learned so much about the process of mummification through this fascinating picture book on a family of Ancient Egyptian morticians, The illustrations are done in lovely Egyptian style that compliment the text well, A fantastic edition to any Ancient Egypt course or just for the morbidly curious, Yuya, a queen's father is dead, This picture book format is very text dense, Loosely framed narrative of Yuya's funerary preperations, there are detailed explanations of the techniques but not so many explanatory detials about the customs, The illustrations are as expected for an Egyptian nonfiction, and are not inspired, Literally fell asleep while reading it in the middle afternoon, Boring. Pair with Kay Winters's book: VOICES OF ANCIENT EGYPT,

A very detailed, even intricate textdescriptions of the process of and cultural relevance of mummification in ancient Egypt, Enhanced perfectly with the horizontal/linear visual storytelling using labeedl and unlabeled authentic figures from pictographs, Cultural depth is particularly important to keep this from being an anatomical or physiological study, Back matter includes geographic location with map, suggested further readings, a family tree, and photographs of artifacts and illustrations in progress, Archaeological illustrator Tamara Bower, who has worked at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City, as well as on archaeological digs around the world, returns to the world of picturebooks in this third contribution to the form.
Her two earlier titles sitelinkThe Shipwrecked Sailor: An Egyptian Tale with Hieroglyphs and sitelinkHow the Amazon Queen Fought the

Prince of Egypt were children's retellings of ancient Egyptian stories, found originally in papyrus form.
Here however, we have an exploration of the topic of mummification, with an underlying story that is factual the mummification of an Egyptian nobleman named Yuya, the fatherinlaw of Pharaoh Amenhotep III and a framing device, in the form of the embalmer and his son, that is fictional.
A great deal of information about the embalming process is communicated in the detailed text, and even more is provided in the back matter, which discusses how the tomb of Yuya was discovered.
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The Mummy Makers of Egypt was a fascinating book, both educational and engrossing, I was familiar with the broad outlines of the process explored here the drying of the body, the removal of organs, etc, but many of the details were completely new to me, It is astonishing to think that these mummified bodies endured for so many millennia! One wonders how the process evolved, given the taboos against cutting into bodies was it trial and error In any case, the embalmers who worked on Yuya and his wife Thuya definitely created something to last.
Although I did find this immensely interesting, and imagine many ancient Egyptobsessed youngsters will as well, I don't know that it made as much of an impact upon me, as the author's other two books.
Perhaps this was owing to the fact that some of the material here was already known to me, whereas those earlier titles were complete revelations Or perhaps I simply made a greater emotional connection to those other books because they contained fictional narratives.
Whatever the case may be, this was still an outstanding title, one I would recommend to children interested in ancient Egypt and/or mummies, It is very textheavy for a picturebook, so I'd say ages six or seven and up, As for myself, I hope that Tamara Bower will produce more books! Thorough and informative, this book on embalming is told in a narrative style, The tone reads like an ancient translation, The illustrations are colorful and in traditional Egyptian style, Sidebars offer extra information. Useful for the classroom, but extremely graphic, An interesting companion to fiction like The Red Pyramid, Attractive page compositions and beautiful endpapers, What an exceptional book about the Egyptian mummification process, Perfect for all ages. I loved the way this was illustrated and labeled!

This is shelved as juvenille nonfiction, which means it has wonderful illustrations, wide pages, fewer pages, and a child protagonist included.


However, the details are so detailed that it could have been a short adult book, . . or chapter in a book, This is great for me, an adult who likes illustrations, but kids might like fewer words per page and even more pictures,

Some kids might be grossed out by the details too, . . but probably not those who read about mummies, Before reading The Mummy Makers of Egypt, Id never given much thought to mummies, The Mummy Makers of Egypt was a different kind of read and a very good read for those thinking of going into the trade of embalming.
Extremely detailed, factual picture book about the priests who took care of the dead, Highly regarded, their education was passed down generations, Nothing was written about the process, The influential people of Egypt depended on them to prepare their bodies for the afterlife, We don't tend to take mummy's very seriously nowadays, especially not since they have become the stuff of Halloween and horror movies, but in ancient Egypt, mummifying the body of a deceased person of high stature was not only a very serious business, but also a surprisingly complicated and lengthy process.


In her newest book about ancient Egypt, Tamara Bower introduces readers to the embalmers of the Egyptian royal house, Paneb, the "Overseer of Mysteries" and his son Ipy.
Paneb's job was to care for the bodies of Egypt's royal family after they passed away and to "preserve them for eternity, Ipy was being formally trained to someday take over his father's job,

To help readers understand the embalming process, Bower takes them through the procedure step by step, beginning with the death of Yuya, Yuya was a nobleman, a respected official and the father of Queen Tiye, and the great grandfather of King Tut, As Paneb and Ipy begin the embalming process on Yuya body, each stage in the procedure is carefully explained in detail that includes not just what and why certain things are done to the body, but also the religious beliefs and rituals associated with death.
For example, the heart, not the brain, was considered to be the center of intelligence and the house of the soul, so it was to be protected and not to be disturbed while the lungs were removed.
Organs removed from the body were carefully dried and put into jars to accompany the deceased into the afterlife, Nothing was simply discarded.

Each page of The Mummy Makers of Egypt with beautifully illustrated, done very much in the classic style of ancient Egyptian art, and includes hieroglyphics with translation, examples of the tools used by the embalmers, artifacts of what the deceased would need in the afterlife.
Most of the illustrations run along the bottom of each page, and rather than include explanations of who is who and what is what, Bower simply puts the persons name or occupation in them.
This makes for a lot of white space above and enables the reader to focus more closely on what is being described on each page/

The back matter for The Mummy Makers of Egypt consists of a map, a Note About the Story by Bower, suggestions for Further Reading, and Yuya's Family Tree.
There are also photographs of the Yuya and his wife taken after their tomb was discovered inin almost pristine condition, The tomb had been plundered, but not completely and yielded much information about ancient Egypt,

I have to be honest and say that beyond going through the ancient Egyptian exhibits at museums, I never had a great deal of interest in mummies, but after reading The Mummy Makers of Egypt, my interest is peaked.
I had no idea what went into the embalming process, but I did know that it was kept secret by the embalmers, and passed down verbally to keep it that way.
To this day, the whole process remains a mystery,

The Mummy Makers of Egypt is sure to please young readers, especially those interested in Egyptology, archaeology, and science,

This book is recommended for readers age
This book was purchased for my personal library

This review was originally posted on sitelinkRandomly Reading Interesting book describe how they made mummies.
Genre: nonfiction
Plot: s the preservation of Yuya, father of the queen, Ipy helps with his preservation, Gives the logistics, as well as religious background, Careful to not make judgments or corrections,
Readers' Advisory:
Age:A very factual and interesting informational picture book describing the ancient mummification process, The text is very conversational and includes many worthwhile explanations of both photos and process, Recommended for ancient Egypt fans Gr,. A gorgeously illustrated story about a family of Egyptian embalmers that will enthrall kids with its mummymaking details and brilliantly painted pages,

From artist and Egypt specialist Tamara Bower comes her third, gorgeous book about Ancient Egypt, Using the classic style of Egyptian art, the book is painstakingly accurate in facts and illustrative style, Artifacts, funerary customs, kidloving gory details of the mummification process, hieroglyphs, and details of life in ancient Egypt are told through the eyes of Ipy, whose father is embalmer to the King.
Yuya, father of the Queen, has died and Ipy must help his father in the mummification process, Yuya is an actual mummy and the discovery of his tomb is an entertaining story in itself, with the archaeologist Theodore Davis fainting at the sight of so much gold, and the portly Gaston Maspero getting stuck while trying to climb into the tomb.
Yuya's tomb was a spectacular discovery in the Valley of the Kings that was later overshadowed only by the discovery of King Tut, Yuya's greatgrandson,

The book features sidebars of hieroglyphs and their meanings, a map, and an afterword telling more about the life of Yuya, of the burial process, and ancient Egypt in general.
While there are a number of children's books on mummies, none are told from the point of view of the embalmers themselves, and none are illustrated with the meticulous eye of Tamara Bower.
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