Use students' fascination with Ancient Egypt to engage their attention and work on a variety of comprehension skills. Perfect companion for The Kane Chronicles or House on Hackman's Hill. Topics of the nonfiction readings are Mummies, Anubis, Tomb Curses, and King Tut's Tomb. What you get in this 25 page resource:Four expository readings, two pages each, with interesting illustrations. Examples of content: role and appearance of Anubis; history and explanations of the curse; description of the