The Mummy's Curse

New series from DK designed to help kids learn how to read and learn to love reading

The Mummy's Curse is a 'Reading Alone' reader, perfect for children who are proficient readers, developing the habit of reading widely for both pleasure and information. DK Reads proves that good reads build great readers.

Are our intrepid SLIP time travellers cursed? In their second adventure, Musa, Luana and Seth from Clash of the Gladiators experience ancient Egyptian life along the banks of the Nile. In an action-packed journey they escape from pirates and chase tomb-robbers. Will they all make it home or be cursed to be stuck forever?

The Mummy's Curse is part of the new DK Reads series, a three-level reading scheme that helps children become confident readers, featuring engaging and illustrated topics, plus fun interactive aspects such as diaries, recipes, and games that support the national curriculum. DK Reads is created in consultation with literacy experts and adheres to levelled reading scheme guidelines so the grammar, vocabulary, and content are spot on for each stage. Now available with text that lights up as you read along and playful images and sounds.