Mama for Owen


Book Description

Owen the baby hippo and his mama were best friends. They loved to play hide-and-seek on the banks of the Sabaki River in Africa. That was all before the tsunami came and washed Owen's world away. But after the rain stops, Owen befriends Mzee, a grayish brown tortoise. He plays with him, snuggles with him, and decides he just might turn out to be his best friend and a brand-new mama. Inspired by the tsunami of 2004, acclaimed storyteller Marion Dane Bauer and celebrated illustrator John Butler depict this heartwarming true tale of healing, adoption, and rebirth -- with splendid illustrations and oodles of love.




How to Make an Egyptian Mummy


Book Description

Describes the process of mummification and ancient Egyptian beliefs about the afterlife.




A Working Mother


Book Description

This novel is a tragi-comedy about Betty, a working mother, and her hard-drinking husband, unintelligent lover, decrepit employer, fortune-telling friend and two smart-mouthed children. Angela Owens has also written "Gentlemen of the West" and "Birds in the Wilderness".




King Tut


Book Description

As archaeologist Howard Carter cut his way into an underground chamber on November 26, 1922, he was overcome with excitement. When Carter finally peered through the tiny hole he had made, he could not believe his eyes. What incredible treasures would he find inside King Tutankhamen’s tomb? And how had the tomb remained undiscovered for more than 3,000 years?




A Mummy for Owen


Book Description

During the catastrophic tsunami of 2004, a family of hippos was swept out to sea from their home on Sabaki River, in Eastern Kenya. The sole survivor of the disastor was a baby hippo who was rescued and given the name Owen. Motherless and alone, Owen is befriended by Mzee, a giant male tortoise at a local nature reserve. This moving and charming tale is the story of their friendship.




The Mummy's Finger


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On a school trip to the museum a mummified finger mysteriously slips from a glass case. When the missing digit turns up in Owen's pocket, it spells big trouble! Owen, Freddie and Chaz are already on the train - and the ancient mummy's curse is invoked.




Into the Mummy's Tomb


Book Description

An account of Howard Carter's discovery of King Tutankhamen's tomb.




Egyptian Enigma


Book Description

Dr Elizabeth Pimms, enthusiastic archaeologist and reluctant librarian has returned to Egypt. Filled with ancient murder, family secrets and really good food, Egyptian Enigma is the third adventure in the charming crime series: Dr Pimms, Intermillennial Sleuth. Really cold cases




Mummy Cat


Book Description

"Mummy Cat prowls his pyramid home, longing for his beloved owner. As he roams the tomb, lavish murals above his head display scenes of the cat with his young Egyptian queen. Hidden hieroglyphs deepen the tale and are explained in an informative author's note"--




The Graveyard Book


Book Description

It takes a graveyard to raise a child. Nobody Owens, known as Bod, is a normal boy. He would be completely normal if he didn't live in a graveyard, being raised by ghosts, with a guardian who belongs to neither the world of the living nor the dead. There are adventures in the graveyard for a boy—an ancient Indigo Man, a gateway to the abandoned city of ghouls, the strange and terrible Sleer. But if Bod leaves the graveyard, he will be in danger from the man Jack—who has already killed Bod's family.