Mummy Riddles


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Where do mummies swim? In the Dead Sea. Do mummies enjoy being mummies? Of corpse! And so will young readers when they wrap themselves up in these sidesplitting riddles! The colorful, spooky illustrations add to the humor. "This lively collection of puns and jokes is likely to be frightfully popular." --School Library Journal




Mummy Mania Facts & Jokes


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Truly Foul & Cheesy is a bestselling series of hilarious, fact-packed information books that will have young readers laughing as they’re learning. Quirky illustrations and bite-sized text provide an accessible and entertaining introduction to the gross and gruesome aspects of mummified humans. Find out about cursed mummies, rotting pharaohs and tombs filled with treasure. Hold onto your sides and dive in!




The Mummy's Curse


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The most penetrating study of the curse ever conducted, The Mummy's Curse uncovers forgotten writings, examines original surveys and field observations of museum visitors, revolutionizes the study of mummy horror films and shows that the curse's structure, meaning and interpretation was changed by events such as the discovery of Tutankhamun’s tomb.




Spooky Riddles


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The Story of the World


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Presents a history of the ancient world, from 6000 B.C. to 400 A.D.




Gotcha!


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Thousands of children's books are published each year-some are outstanding, while others are not. This book makes it easier for you to find the best in children's nonfiction books, and it offers concrete, classroom-tested ideas for presenting them to students in irresistible ways. Booktalks for more than 350 nonfiction titles (appropriate for elementary and middle school students) are organized according to topics popular with young readers-Great Disasters, Unsolved Mysteries, Fascinating People, Science, and Fun Experiments to Do. In addition, there are tips on booktalking, an outline for a booktalk program, and a bibliography that can be used for collection development. Appropriate grade levels for each book are cited. Library Media Specialists will find this guide essential. The thematic approach helps teachers search for titles that correlate to curriculum areas or specific units of study. Parents can use the book with their children as a reading selection tool. Anyone who works with young children will find this book an invaluable resource.




One-Person Puppetry Streamlined and Simplified


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Presents a comprehensive guide to puppetry designed to enhance story times and other library events and provides techniques to creating inexpensive props along with thirty-eight folktale scripts.




Riddles


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Riddles are a journey into a fascinating world rich in delightful metaphors and ambiguity. This book is based on material drawn from all over the world and analyses both traditional true riddles and contemporary joking questions. It introduces the reader to different riddling situations and the many functions of riddles, wich vary from education to teasing, and from defusing a heated situation to entertainment. In addition to providing a survey of international riddle scholarship, the book has a comprehensive bibliography with suggestions for further reading.




Hide-and-go-shriek Monster Riddles


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Includes more than 100 humorous riddles about vampires, ghouls, ghosts, werewolves, and other monsters.