The Great Grave Robbery

Author : Sara Pennypacker
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781536425741
Total Pages : 96 pages
Book Rating : 4.45/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Great Egyptian Grave Robbery written by Sara Pennypacker and published by . This book was released on 2009-04-21 with total page 96 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Flat Stanley sets out on another adventure and finds himself in Egypt, where he must stop a band of grave robbers from stealing priceless artifacts.

Author : Steve Sheinkin
Publisher : Scholastic Inc.
ISBN 13 : 0545532264
Total Pages : 176 pages
Book Rating : 4.66/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Lincoln's Grave Robbers (Scholastic Focus) written by Steve Sheinkin and published by Scholastic Inc.. This book was released on 2013-01-01 with total page 176 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A true crime thriller -- the first book for teens to tell the nearly unknown tale of the brazen attempt to steal Abraham Lincoln's body. Reissued in Scholastic Focus, with an exciting new cover. The action begins in October of 1875, as Secret Service agents raid the Fulton, Illinois, workshop of master counterfeiter Ben Boyd. Soon after Boyd is hauled off to prison, members of his counterfeiting ring gather in the back room of a smoky Chicago saloon to discuss how to spring their ringleader. Their plan: grab Lincoln's body from its Springfield tomb, stash it in the sand dunes near Lake Michigan, and demand, as a ransom, the release of Ben Boyd -- and $200,000 in cash. From here, the action alternates between the conspirators, the Secret Service agents on their trail, and the undercover agent moving back and forth between them. Along the way readers get glimpses into the inner workings of counterfeiting, grave robbing, detective work, and the early days of the Secret Service. The plot moves toward a wild climax as robbers and lawmen converge at Lincoln's tomb on election night: November 7, 1876.A dynamic and thrilling tale from critically acclaimed author Steve Sheinkin.

Author : A. B. Greenfield
Publisher : Holiday House
ISBN 13 : 0823441350
Total Pages : 226 pages
Book Rating : 4.58/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Ra the Mighty: Cat Detective written by A. B. Greenfield and published by Holiday House. This book was released on 2018-09-18 with total page 226 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An egotistical royal cat and his dung beetle sidekick track a jewelry thief in this hilarious new series set in ancient Egypt. Nominated for an Edgar Award! Can a lazy cat and a dung-obsessed beetle really crack a mystery? Ra relishes his role as the Pharaoh's beloved—and spoiled—cat. So when an amulet goes missing from the palace, Ra plans to keep enjoying his snacks and nap in the sun. But Ra's friend Khepri, a wise and industrious scarab beetle, insists on investigating in order to save the young servant girl who has been framed for the crime. Once Ra gets going, he decides that being a Great Detective isn't so bad; in fact, he doesn't mind being hailed as “Protector of the Weak and Defender of Justice.” The comically mismatched duo is on the case! Wacky illustrations with fun historical details bring these oddball characters to life. Includes a glossary, pronunciation guide, and detailed author's note. “An ingenious mystery full of entertaining details for fans of ancient Egypt.”—Paula Harrison, author of the Rescue Princesses series

Author : J. North Conway
Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield
ISBN 13 : 0762785144
Total Pages : 317 pages
Book Rating : 4.48/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Bag of Bones written by J. North Conway and published by Rowman & Littlefield. This book was released on 2013-06-04 with total page 317 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Completing J. North Conway’s widely acclaimed trilogy of Gilded Age New York City Crime—following King of Heists and The Big Policeman—Bag of Bones combines the era’s affluence, decadence, and corruption with a gruesome deed fit for the tabloids of today. In 1878, the body of multi-millionaire A. T. Stewart was stolen from St. Mark’s Churchyard. The ghoulish crime, the chase for the culprits, the years-long ransom negotiations, and the demise of the Stewart retail empire fed a media frenzy. When the widow Stewart eventually exchanged $20,000 for a burlap bag of bones on a country road, not everyone was convinced that the remains were truly those of “The Merchant Prince of Manhattan,” the department store pioneer who had risen from the flood of Irish immigration to a place alongside names like Astor, Vanderbilt, and Rockefeller. As Bag of Bones details the futile tactics used by police to identify the grave robbers, it also unveils the villainy of Judge Henry Hilton, the Stewart family advisor who not only interfered in the case repeatedly but also dismantled a once-great business empire . . . all the while profiting quite nicely. By the end of this fascinating slice of history, one is left to wonder who displayed the greater evil: the grave robbers or Judge Hilton.

Author : Jeff Brown
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9780749701376
Total Pages : 67 pages
Book Rating : 4.74/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Flat Stanley written by Jeff Brown and published by . This book was released on 1989 with total page 67 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Stanley Lambchop is just a normal healthy boy, but since a large notice-board fell on him, he's been only half an inch thick. For Stanley this presents no problems. In fact, it makes life more exciting.

Author : John Minahan
Publisher : W. W. Norton & Company
ISBN 13 : 9780393027211
Total Pages : 268 pages
Book Rating : 4.1X/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Great Grave Robbery written by John Minahan and published by W. W. Norton & Company. This book was released on 1989 with total page 268 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The mystery begins with the theft of thirty-six vials of a substance essential to the process of reanimation. Now, twenty years later, Little John Rawlings sets out to catch the thief who has resurfaced after being pronounced dead. Rawlings must find the mysterious stranger and learn what happened nearly two decades ago.

Author : Sara Pennypacker
Publisher : Turtleback Books
ISBN 13 : 9780606071390
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.93/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Great Egyptian Grave Robbery written by Sara Pennypacker and published by Turtleback Books. This book was released on 2009-04-21 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: For use in schools and libraries only. When Stanley receives a letter from an archaeologist, he travels by airmail to Egypt to help find an ancient treasure within the great pyramid. But what if even the flattest boy on earth can't wriggle out of the terrible mess he finds himself in?

Author : Suzanne M. Shultz
Publisher : McFarland
ISBN 13 : 9780786422326
Total Pages : 148 pages
Book Rating : 4.27/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Body Snatching written by Suzanne M. Shultz and published by McFarland. This book was released on 2005-02-24 with total page 148 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Also called "resurrectionists," body snatchers, were careful not to take anything from the grave but the body--stealing only the corpse was not considered a felony since the courts had already said that a dead body had no owner. ("Burking"--i.e., murder--was the alternative method of supplying "stiffs" to medical schools; it is covered here as well). This book recounts the practice of grave robbing for the medical education of American medical students and physicians during the late 1700s and 1800s in the US, why body snatching came about and how disinterment was done, and presents information on: efforts to prevent the practice, a group of professional grave robbers, and the European experience.

Author : Jeff Brown
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781424245734
Total Pages : 96 pages
Book Rating : 4.37/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Great Egyptian Grave Robbery #2 written by Jeff Brown and published by . This book was released on 2009 with total page 96 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Flat Stanley receives a letter from Sir Abu Shenti Hawara that invites him to come to Egypt to assist on an important archaeological dig. Stanley travels via airmail in an envelope provided by Hawara. Once there he helps thwart a gang of thugs intent on thieving treasures from a ancient tomb. Illustrations.

Author : Mark Batterson
Publisher : Baker Books
ISBN 13 : 1441222367
Total Pages : 166 pages
Book Rating : 4.67/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Grave Robber written by Mark Batterson and published by Baker Books. This book was released on 2015-02-24 with total page 166 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Do we believe that God still does miracles? Considering how difficult it is for many of us adults to trust in the miraculous power of God, how much more difficult can it be for a young person in the midst of struggles about identity and purpose in life? With the help of his son Parker, bestselling author Mark Batterson now brings the exciting message of a God who longs to do miracles in our lives to a teen audience. Together they show young readers that God is intimately involved in their lives and wants them to experience the miraculous. With poignant examples from the lives of real teens, The Grave Robber, Student Edition brings to life not only the seven miracles from John's Gospel but the countless miracles we witness every day--if only we have eyes to see.