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The Butterfly Club: The Mummy's Curse
Book 2 - A time-travelling adventure to discover the secrets of Tutankhamun
Series: The Butterfly Club
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See moreThe second adventure of the time-travelling Butterfly Club. Luna, Konstantin and Aidan travel to Egypt's Valley of the Kings in 1922 where an Egyptologist called Harold Carter is about to discover Tutankhamun's mummy...
The second adventure of the time-travelling Butterfly Club. Luna, Konstantin and Aidan travel to Egypt's Valley of the Kings in 1922 where an Egyptologist called Harold Carter is about to discover Tutankhamun's mummy...
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Would you risk the future to change the past?
Greenwich, London, 1894.
Luna, Konstantin and Aidan are time-travelling thieves, stealing artefacts from the future to bring progress forward. And they are about to venture on their most treacherous mission.
For The Butterfly Club have their eyes on a shiny new prize. In Egypt's Valley of the Kings a man named Howard Carter will stumble upon an unimaginable treasure - Tutankhamun's mummy: the greatest archaeological discovery of all time.
The three children are given an impossible task: travel to 1922 and uncover the mummy first.
But when the time-thieves disturb Tutankhamun's long sleep they wake something else too - a deadly and ancient curse. And now they must face the terrifying consequences of their actions...
Greenwich, London, 1894.
Luna, Konstantin and Aidan are time-travelling thieves, stealing artefacts from the future to bring progress forward. And they are about to venture on their most treacherous mission.
For The Butterfly Club have their eyes on a shiny new prize. In Egypt's Valley of the Kings a man named Howard Carter will stumble upon an unimaginable treasure - Tutankhamun's mummy: the greatest archaeological discovery of all time.
The three children are given an impossible task: travel to 1922 and uncover the mummy first.
But when the time-thieves disturb Tutankhamun's long sleep they wake something else too - a deadly and ancient curse. And now they must face the terrifying consequences of their actions...
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The Butterfly Club: The Mummy's Curse by M.A. Bennett is a thrilling time-travel mystery that dives into the secrets of Tutankhamun's tomb. Reviews praise its engaging historical details, exciting narrative, and ability to blend fact with fiction. It is noted for its appeal to children with an interest in Ancient Egypt, offering both entertainment and educational value, and is recommended for readers seeking action beyond standard non-fiction.
Book Details
INFORMATION
ISBN: 9781801300230
Publisher: Hachette Children's Group
Format: Paperback / softback
Date Published: 13 October 2022
Country: United Kingdom
Imprint: Welbeck Children's Books
Illustration: No
Contributors:
- Read by Philip Bulcock
Audience: Children
DIMENSIONS
Spine width: 28.0mm
Width: 128.0mm
Height: 196.0mm
Weight: 329g
Pages: 304
About the Author
M.A. Bennett was born in the north of England to an English mother and a Venetian father. She loved history so much she studied it at four different universities. She also studied art and worked as an illustrator, an actress and a film reviewer. Now she has her dream job of being a writer and her books have been translated into more than 20 languages. She lives in London - the home of Greenwich Meantime - with one husband, two children and three cats.
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