Books in Moving Model Books series

Do you hear something? What's that strange shadow? Run! It's a mummy! Fun to assemble and requiring no special tools, this moving model takes you inside a pyramid where a mummy is waiting.MUMMIES takes you on a journey into the fantastic world of Ancient Egypt, with its strange customs, gods and goddesses, and most of all, the fascinating story of mummies and mummification.And once you've assembled Keith Newstead's astonishing moving model, you'll see that mummies are still alive and kicking. Turn the handle and see the mummy rise from the dead!

This book includes a superb model for children to press out and construct, created by top model-maker Keith Newstead. Turn the handle and watch in terror as the tomb opens and the Ancient Egyptian mummy comes to life! The book also takes readers on a fascinating journey to Ancient Egypt. As well as describing the mummification process in gruesome detail, it looks at Egyptian gods and goddesses, tombs and pyramids, famous mummies like Tutankhamun and Rameses II, and tells the strange and mysterious story of the curse of the pharoahs. It comes with atmospheric and amusing illustrations by Chris Mould.

This book includes a superb model of an alien abduction for children to press out and construct, created by top model-maker Keith Newstead. Turn the handle and watch in horror as the hapless victim is drawn up into the alien spacecraft!The rest of the book takes a fascinating look at the subject of extra-terrestrial life, from UFO sightings to close encounters of the first, second and third kinds, and the mysterious Men In Black. It recounts the many forms aliens have been reported to take - from the pointy-eared creatures in skintight clothing spotted by teenagers in Puerto Rico to the jelly-like grey creatures without arms and legs seen in Sweden. The famous Roswell Incident is also described.With atmospheric and amusing illustrations by Chris Mould.