Publisher Comment
Knowledge at your
Fingertips Combining 50 individually die-cut cards with full-color
illustrations plus hundreds of intriguing facts, statistics, and
trivia, each FANDEX FAMILY FIELD GUIDE is a hand-held deck of
information. Also in the series: MYTHOLOGY, BIRDS, 50 STATES, CIVIL
WAR, CATS, DOGS, PRESIDENTS, TREES, WILDFLOWERS, COMPOSERS,
EXPLORERS, THE BODY, and SHAKESPEARE.
內容簡介:
Pharaohs, pyramids, gods and goddesses, the Valley of the
Queens, the order of the kings, and the 50 sons of Ramesses. Walk
with Howard Carter into the tomb of Tutankhamun. Discover the
collection of spells, incantations, passwords and advice of The
Book of the Dead. Learn the secrets of embalming, including the
only vital organ to be left in the preserved body. Illustrating the
entries is a rich selection of images drawn from tomb paintings,
statues, archaeological finds and museum exhibits.
關於作者:
Kathryn and Ross Petras, brother and sister, are great
curators of quotes whose The 365 Stupidest Things Ever Said
Calendar has more than 3 million copies in print. Kathryn
Petras with her husband in Manhattan.^Ross and Kathryn
Petras, brother and sister, are the authors of Age Doesn’t
Matter Unless You’re a Cheese with 160,000 copies in print;
The 776 Stupidest Things Ever Said and The 365
Stupidest Things Ever Said calendar over 3 million copies in
print; and the Fabulous Broads calendar. Ross Petras
lives with his family in New Jersey, Kathryn Petras with her
husband in Manhattan.