The story of the boy pharaoh and the discovery of his tomb and treasures vividly retold for young readers. Illustrations and hand-coloured photographs of real-life places, people and objects bring the story to life.

Chapters in this book include:
- Wonderful things
- The boy king
- A tomb in the rocks
- Missing
- One last chance
- A mosquito bite
- Gold, gold, gold
- The mummy's secrets
- Tutankhamun timeline