You wouldn't want to be an Egyptian mummy! /

Glossary.

First pub 2001; 2nd ed pub 2014.

p5 Introduction -- p6 Dead? Off to the embalmers! -- p8 Removing the organs -- p10 Storing the organs -- p12 Get stuffed -- p14 Bound for the tomb -- p16 The coffins -- p18 Weepers and wailers -- p20 What a mummy needs for a blissful afterlife -- p22 Tomb robbers -- p24 Animal mummies -- p26 Eternal rest? -- p28 Strange afterlives -- p30 Glossary -- p32 Index.

Looks at the more gruesome aspects of how mummies were made by the ancient Egyptians As an ancient Egyptian, your body is being prepared for the afterlife. But it's a fairly disgusting business, and you can't be sure that you will always be treated with respect.

Top tips from experts:

Use a hook to pull a mummy's brain out through his nose!
Make false eyes from onions
Stuff the body with rags and sawdust for a realistic-looking mummy
Use frankincense to make the mummy smell sweet
Place magic amulets among the wrappings for protection in the afterlife. .

Young People.

8-10.

7-11.

KS2.

David Stewart (Author) David Stewart has been creating, writing, and designing books for children of all ages for 25 years.David Antram (Illustrator) David Antram was born in Brighton, England, in 1958. He studied at Eastbourne College of Art and then worked in advertising for 15 years before becoming a full-time illustrator.

He has since illustrated well over 100 titles, mainly for children and young adults, including around 60 in the bestselling 'You Wouldn't Want to Be' series.