A Pharaoh of Egypt

One of the most common Pharaohs of the country Egypt is called King Tut. King Tutankhamen's tomb was discovered at the year 1922 by an English archaeologist called Howard Carter. Tut, (the short form of Tutankhamen) was probably the son of Pharaoh Amenhotep. King Tut ruled for nine years And died when he was about eighteen, and because of that, he is called the boy king. Nobody knows how he died, but at the year of 1968, some ex rays have shown that king Tut might have died because of a blow on the head, and in 2005, some testing showed that he died because of a infection from a broken leg. The following post is a book taking place in Egypt, the book is called Cigars of the Pharaoh.

Cigars of the Pharaoh

This book comes from the series called the adventures of Tintin. You have probably heard of the book called Tintin in America in the last post, this book is the book after Tintin in America. In the book, Tintin is traveling around the world on a ship. On the ship, a man with a tall black hat was chasing a piece of paper which he called a papyrus and was yelling stop, stop, help, help, help. Tintin saw what was happening and started to chase after the piece of paper too. Tintin was an inch away from the paper but he bumped into a fat man and the piece of paper went overboard. He noticed that the man with the tall black hat was gone, he started looking for that man and found him in a canoe that was attached to the ship which was not in the water. He asked the man with the tall black hat what he was doing, the man said that he was rowing. Tintin told the man that he wasn't in the water. The man with the tall black hat said that he didn't know why he was rowing. Tintin asked if he was rowing to get his papyrus which flew in the water. Nonsense, said the man, my papyrus is here, and he pulled out another piece of paper. The man explained that he just remembered that the other piece of paper was just an travel brochure. Then the man told Tintin that the papyrus was the key to the lost tomb of the Pharaoh, Tintin decided to help him and they planed to meet at Port Said in Egypt. At Port Said, they both met and set of in the dessert. When the arrived, they started to look with the help of the papyrus. They then finally found the tomb. Snowy, Tintins dog started barking, Tintin hurried over, Snowy had found a Cigar that had a symbol that Tintin saw on the papyrus. When Tintin and snowy came back to the tomb were they left the man, the man was gone. They both looked around the tomb. In a short time, a little circular door way opened and they went in. Inside the tomb, it was very big, there were lots of mummies with labels infront of their tomb. Tintin soon found two emty tombs that was labeled Tintin, and the other, Snowy dog. Tintin then found a box of cigars like the one he found outside. At that moment, smoke filled the air and they both fell unconsious. They were put in tombs and send out to sea. And there is still more action.

Tintin in America

Tintin in America is about Tintin going to Chicago to track down the bad guys. After Tintin and his dog Snowy arrive, they get into a taxi, the driver traps them. Luckily, the wheel of the taxi bows-out and the driver needs to fix it. However, Tintin packed a kit with the tools to cut the roof of the cab, so Tintin and Snowy escaped. Soon enough, Tintin met some people who were pretending to be from the police station and asked Tintin to come for the usual formalities. Tintin came without knowing that they were criminals themselves. After arriving, the criminals took Tintin to a room were a man sitting at his desk. The man said his name was Bobby Smiles and said that he was the boss of the Chicago gangster. Bobby Smiles asked Tintin he could hire him. Tintin took his gun and aimed it at the Bobby Smiles, Bobby Smiles pressed a gadget under his desk with his foot. Tintin landed in a dungeon and became unconscious because of the gas. Tintin escaped again looking for Bobby Smiles. Will he be able to do it!!!!!!!?????.

Mighty Mount Kilimanjaro

Mighty Mount Kilimanjaro is a Geronimo Stilton book, it is also the book after the book called Karate Mouse. This book is about Bruce forcing Geronimo on going to a trip to Kilimanjaro, a mountain in Africa. With a guide called Baraka, they climb Kilimanjaro. Baraka had a great technique to climb the mountain, it was to go slow and steady. Will they be able to climb to the top of the mountain, or will one of them die!!!!!!!!!!?????????.

The Karate Mouse

The Karate Mouse is from the series of Geronimo Stilton. This book is about Bruce and his sister, Shorty Tao taking Geronimo taking him to Japan whithout him knowing it. Bruce and Shorty Tao didn't even let him know that they signed him up for the Karate world championship. Geronimo didn't know a single Karate move, and he only had two weeks to practise. Will he sucseed?????!!!!!.

The Conch Bearer

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The Conch Bearer is a story taking place in India. The story is about a boy called Anand whose father went to Dubai for work, however, Anand, his mother and sister get worried once Anand's dad does not answer back after they send him letters. Anand's family became poor and Anand also became a servant. One day, Anand met an strange old man who magicily healed Anand's seriously sick sister, Mira. The old man whose name was Abhadatta told Anand about a precious and magical shell that has been stolen and that the Abhadatta and some other people from the brotherhood of the silver valley have tried to find the shell, he also told Anand that he managed to find the shell and he was trying to return it to the silver valley where it belongs. Abhadatta then asked Anand if he would go with him to return the conch to the silver valley. Anand agreed. After some strange events, Anand meets a sweeper girl called Nisha who joins him on the journey. After finding Abhadatta who made Anand carry the conch, the three of them began, however, during the journey Anand did a big mistake by letting their enemy Surbhanu kidnap Abhadatta with his evil powers. Anand and Nisha must continue their journey on their own. After more terrifying moments, they finally make it to the silver valley. With the help from the silver valley, Anand and Nisha, they restored Abhadatta. However, Anand has a hard decision to make, should he return and help his family, or should he stay at the silver valley and learn magical powers and help the world. He finally decides that he will stay at the silver valley. Nisha did not have a family and the brotherhood decided that Nisha was allowed to stay at the silver valley.

101 Cool practical jokes with Glen Singleton

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101 Cool Practical jokes is a great and fun book feuturing 101 cool practical jokes. There are forteen sections on different types of practical jokes that you can do, including quick and easy jokes. Not so quick and easy jokes, food and drink jokes, word jokes, computer jokes, jokes on your parents visitors and eight more sections. A great joke is when you use a pin and prik a hole on both sides of an egg and blow on one of the holes blowing all the inside of the egg into a bowl. Then glue one hole and let it dry. After it dries pour some water through the other hole and glue it. After both sides have dried, place the egg in the egg container. Wait till the victim takes that egg and uses it, imagine the victim cracking the egg for a omellete or something like that and see how surprised the victim will be.(This book is not common in Canada, but is very common in Australia)

Vancouver Nightmare. A Tom Austen mystery

The weeks books is called Vancouver Nightmare. You probaly have heard the book called Murder on the canadian which is the first book of the series, if you have not, read the first post. Vancouver Nightmare is the second book in the same great mysteries series as Murder on the Canadian. After tom arrives in Vancouver, his grand parents told him about a place called skid road, they tell him that there are lots of criminals in that area. Tom got exited and decided to explored skid road with his friend Dietmar. At skid road, Tom and Dietmar followed a strange man, the man went through an aisle. Tom hesitated and went in the aisle to a door that was locked. Out of nowhere, a voice spoke 'looking for something','I am supposed to meet my dad here' replied Tom. The man told tom to go away and also told him that this was a secret club. The next day, Tom returned to skid road, he dressed as a runaway so that he woudn't stand out in the dullnes of Skidd road. Tom bumped into a man called spider and became a member of spiders drug gang so he would be able to find more information, but when the gang learns Toms true identity, he is suddenly on the run for real.

Murder on the Canadian. A Tom Austen Mystery

This book is about a boy called Tom Austen who lives in Winnipeg. In the book, Tom Austen is visiting his grandparents in Vancouver by train. However, during the train ride, a women's scream is heard and it is discovered that the women was murdered. Everyone thinks that the women's husband was the murderer, but Tom does not. Tom Austen followed a trail of clues until he is trapped with the killer with no way out. Tom is almost murdered himself but is able to survive. To read the first chapter of this great book, visit the author Eric Wilson at his website at http://members.shaw.ca/ericwilsonweb/