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Ancient Egypt Design Coloring Book
• Ed Sibbet
• ART & ARCHITECTURE
• YOUNG READERS (Age 4-8)
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39 Authentic pictures of sights from ancient Egyptian sights are presented in this coloring book for young children.
(EGY59, $3.95)
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Ancient Egypt Scratch and Sketch
• Suzanne Beilenson
• Martha Day Zschock
• YOUNG READERS (Age 4-8)
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A spiral-bound art and activity book.
(EGY192, $12.99)
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Ancient Egypt Workbook
• Inc. Dorling Kindersley
• CULTURAL PORTRAIT
• YOUNG READERS (Age 4-8)
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This activity book introduces young readers to the history, geography and culture of Ancient Egypt through a myriad of fun activities, including stickers, quizzes and illustrations.
(EGY246, $9.99)
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Egypt
• Selina Wood
• CULTURAL PORTRAIT
• YOUNG READERS (Age 4-8)
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An illustrated primer in the National Geographic Countriesof the World series for ages 7-10.
(EGY314, $12.95)
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Mummies
• Elizabeth Carney
• HISTORY
• YOUNG READERS (Age 4-8)
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Ghoulish intrigue will keep youngsters reading to find out how and why mummies were mummified. With scientific information clearly presented, this book offers a terrific combination of fun, facts and lively photos.
(EGY279, $3.99)
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Mummies Made in Egypt
• Aliki
• CULTURAL PORTRAIT
• YOUNG READERS (Age 4-8)
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Aliki describes and illustrates the techniques and use of mummification in ancient Egypt in this classic account for ages 7-10.
(EGY318, $6.99)
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Riddle of the Nile
• Deborah Nash
• LITERATURE
• YOUNG READERS (Age 4-8)
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Baby Crocodile must solve a baffling riddle in order to become King of the Nile. His quest for an answer takes young readers through history, myth and famous locations like the Sphinx and the New Library of Alexandria.
(EGY208, $15.95)
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The Egyptology Handbook, A Course in the Wonders of Egypt
• Dugald Steer
• ARCHAEOLOGY
• YOUNG READERS (Age 4-8)
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Like Steer's clever Egyptology, this companion book features foldout panels and facts, hundreds of illustrations, maps, activities, and good information on life and culture in ancient Egypt.
(EGY161, $12.99)
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We're Sailing Down the Nile
• Laurie Krebs
• CULTURAL PORTRAIT
• YOUNG READERS (Age 4-8)
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Rhyming couplets and the sites of Egypt will captivate young readers in this bright tale of a culture-packed journey aboard a felucca.
(EGY281, $7.99)
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Ancient Egypt
• Simon Adams
• HISTORY
• MIDDLE READERS (Age 9-12)
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An illustrated journey along the Nile through ancient Egypt, led by a renowned Egyptologist, and covering daily life, religion, mummification, and more.
(EGY276, $15.95)
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Ancient Egypt Drawing Book
• Ralph Masiello
• ART & ARCHITECTURE
• MIDDLE READERS (Age 9-12)
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Draw your own gods and goddesses, symbols, sphinxes and pyramids in this step-by-step guide, ready for watercolor, pencil or marker.
(EGY247, $7.95)
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Ancient Egypt, Cultural Atlas for Young People
• Geraldine Harris
• HISTORY
• MIDDLE READERS (Age 9-12)
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This illustrated survey of the history and culture of ancient Egypt for middle schoolers features excellent maps, color drawings and photographs.
(EGY36, $35.00)
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Ancient Egypt,The Complete Homework Solution
• Anita Ganeri
• REFERENCE
• MIDDLE READERS (Age 9-12)
• COMING IN APRIL
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This easy-to-use and entertaining reference for ages 9-12 organizes facts into bite-sized articles and gives kids an understanding of everyday life in ancient Egypt. Includes information on pyramids, pharaohs, weapons and families as well as vocabulary word boxes, 50 color photos and 5 color illustrations.
(EGY324, $6.95)
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Cleopatra VII, Daughter of the Nile
• Kristiana Gregory
• LITERATURE
• MIDDLE READERS (Age 9-12)
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Twelve-year-old Princess Cleopatra engagingly narrates this first book in "The Royal Diaries" series, depicting important historical events, royal intrigue and everyday life in the Egyptian court.
(EGY70, $10.95)
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Egypt, In Spectacular Cross-section
• Stephen Biesty
• CULTURAL PORTRAIT
• MIDDLE READERS (Age 9-12)
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Biesty shows life on the ancient Nile in a series of fantastically detailed double-page spreads. He follows 11-year-old Dedia and his father as they stop at the Temple of Karnak, the Valley of the Kings, Elephant harbor and other spots along the busy river during the reign of Ramses the Great in 1230 B.C.
(EGY164, $18.99)
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Egyptology, Search for the Tomb of Osiris
• Emily Sands
• Dugald Steer
• ARCHAEOLOGY
• MIDDLE READERS (Age 9-12)
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A fun-filled scrapbook of Egyptian archaeology for young and middle readers. This oversized book is the fictional lost journal of a 1920s amateur Egyptologist and includes photographs, a game of Egyptian checkers, ticket stubs, and more.
(EGY139, $19.99)
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Eyewitness Africa
• Yvonne Ayo
• CULTURAL PORTRAIT
• MIDDLE READERS (Age 9-12)
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Discover the traditional lifestyles, beliefs, skills and crafts of the peoples of this vast and ancient continent with this thoroughly illustrated overview. Each two-page spread is devoted to a specific aspect of African life, such as home-building, medicine and religion.
(AFR59, $15.99)
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Eyewitness: Ancient Egypt
• George Hart
• ARCHAEOLOGY
• MIDDLE READERS (Age 9-12)
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Jam-packed with photographs and facts covering topics that range from religion to art to daily life in Egypt, this is a terrific introduction for ages 9-12 that the whole family will enjoy.
(EGY56, $16.99)
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Great Ancient Egypt Projects You Can Build Yourself
• Carmella Van Vleet
• EXPLORATION
• MIDDLE READERS (Age 9-12)
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Thirty fun, Egypt-themed crafts projects, related to topics like mummies, the Pyramids, farming and hieroglyphs.
(EGY191, $14.95)
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Hatshepsut, The Princess Who Became King
• Ellen Galford
• HISTORY
• MIDDLE READERS (Age 9-12)
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A lively, illustrated biography for middle schoolers in the National Geographic World History series.
(EGY218, $6.95)
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How the Amazon Queen Fought the Prince of Egypt
• Tamara Bower
• LITERATURE
• MIDDLE READERS (Age 9-12)
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A lively adventure tale based on an actual Egyptian scroll. The Queen Serpot takes on the Egyptian and Assyrian army when they challenge her Amazon women to combat.
(EGY140, $17.99)
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Inside the Tomb of Tutankhamun
• Jacqueline Morley
• John James
• HISTORY
• MIDDLE READERS (Age 9-12)
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Morley shows the boy pharaoh and his world in this engaging, superbly illustrated portrait of ancient Egypt for ages eight and up.
(EGY197, $19.95)
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Pyramids, 50 Hands-On Activities to Experience Ancient Egypt
• Avery Hart
• CULTURAL PORTRAIT
• MIDDLE READERS (Age 9-12)
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This Kaleidoscope Kids Book engages youngsters (grades 4-6) with activities, crafts and projects.
(EGY269, $12.95)
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Ramesses II, Ruler of Ancient Egypt
• Don Nardo
• HISTORY
• MIDDLE READERS (Age 9-12)
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A lively, fact-filled biography for grades 6-9.
(EGY217, $27.93)
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Red Sea Sharks
• Herge
• LITERATURE
• MIDDLE READERS (Age 9-12)
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Drug smuggling, slavery and revolution feature in this 19th tale in which Herge's intrepid boy reporter investigates the overthrow of the Emir of Khemed.
(MDE16, $10.99)
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Saladin, Noble Prince of Islam
• Diane Stanley
• BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR
• MIDDLE READERS (Age 9-12)
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A child's biography of the influential Muslim warrior and Sultan during the time of the crusades.
(ISL24, $17.99)
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Secrets of the Pyramids, A Maze Adventure
• Graham White
• CULTURAL PORTRAIT
• MIDDLE READERS (Age 9-12)
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The nine mazes and puzzle in this colorful book will keep kids 8-12 busy on the plane -- and they'll learn a lot about building pyramids too.
(EGY319, $8.95)
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The Cat of Bubastes, A Tale of Ancient Egypt
• G. A. Henty
• LITERATURE
• MIDDLE READERS (Age 9-12)
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Set during the time of Moses, this thrilling adventure for middle schoolers, originally publsihed in 1889, includes fascinating details about Egyptian religion and geography, the methods by which the Nile was used for irrigation, and how the Egyptians were prepared for burial.
(EGY320, $6.95)
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The Egypt Game
• Zilpha Keatley Snyder
• LITERATURE
• MIDDLE READERS (Age 9-12)
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An excellent introduction to hieroglyphs, pharaohs, gods and goddesses. Strange things happen when two amateur Egyptologists (and reluctant middle-school students) transform an abandoned shed in Southern California into a simulacrum of Ancient Egypt.
(EGY91, $6.99)
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The Great Pyramid
• Elizabeth Mann
• ARCHAEOLOGY
• MIDDLE READERS (Age 9-12)
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An enthusiastic boy leaves home to help with the construction of the Great Pyramid. Full-page paintings and color photographs of artifacts bring the scale and history of the monument to life.
(EGY194, $12.95)
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Traveling Man, The Journey of Ibn Battuta, 1325-1354
• James Rumford
• TRAVEL NARRATIVE
• MIDDLE READERS (Age 9-12)
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Ibn Battuta's famous peregrinations throughout the Muslim world -- retold for kids.
(MDE65, $7.99)
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Voices of Ancient Egypt
• Kay Winters
• Barry Moser
• HISTORY
• MIDDLE READERS (Age 9-12)
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Accompanied by Barry Moser's illustrations, members of an Egyptian village introduce themselves with lively free-verse poems.
(EGY116, $6.95)
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You Wouldn't Want to Be a Pyramid Builder!
• Jacqueline Morley
• CULTURAL PORTRAIT
• MIDDLE READERS (Age 9-12)
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The hilarious illustrations and light-hearted tone, helpful hints and glossary in this popular series for ages 7-10 will entice even reluctant readers.
(EGY306, $9.95)
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You Wouldn't Want to Be Cleopatra!
• Jim Pipe
• CULTURAL PORTRAIT
• MIDDLE READERS (Age 9-12)
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The hilarious illustrations and light-hearted tone, helpful hints and glossary in this popular series for ages 7-10 will entice even reluctant readers.
(EGY305, $9.95)
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You Wouldn't Want to Be Tutankhamen!
• David Stewart
• CULTURAL PORTRAIT
• MIDDLE READERS (Age 9-12)
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The hilarious illustrations and light-hearted tone, helpful hints and glossary in this popular series for ages 7-10 will entice even reluctant readers.
(EGY304, $9.95)
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Falcon of Abydos, Oracle of the Nile
• Richard Trout
• MYSTERY
• YOUNG ADULTS
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This time the family is in Egypt where the kids dig up sinister plans in the Sahara sands in this third novel in the action-packed, fact-filled, techno-thriller MacGregor Family Adventure Series.
(EGY179, $15.95)
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Living in Ancient Egypt
• Norman Bancroft Hunt
• HISTORY
• YOUNG ADULTS
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This illustrated guide for grades 9-12 examines all aspects of daily life in ancient Egypt including farming, trade, family life, education and entertainment.
(EGY328, $35.00)
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Mara, Daughter of the Nile
• Eloise Jarvis McGraw
• LITERATURE
• YOUNG ADULTS
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This classic young-adult story of love and espionage during the reign of Hatshepsut is irresistible. Eloise Jarvis McGraw brings the palace at Thebes brilliantly to life.
(EGY92, $6.99)
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Pharaoh's Daughter, A Novel of Ancient Egypt
• Julius Lester
• LITERATURE
• YOUNG ADULTS
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A young girl in ancient Egypt adored her baby brother Mosis. She would do anything for their happiness -- even shunning their birth parents. Mosis, however, won't be happy until he sees that justice has been served to his own people. This variation of the story of Moses offers readers some new twists
(EGY216, $6.99)
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The Pocket Timeline of Ancient Egypt
• Helen Strudwick
• HISTORY
• YOUNG ADULTS
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A colorful pocket-sized history of Ancient Egypt for young adults, featuring a (twelve page!) pull-out timeline. Each chapter provides a quick but rewarding account of a different period of Egypt's history.
(EGY158, $19.99)
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The Riddle of the Rosetta Stone, A Key to Ancient Egypt
• James Cross Giblin
• HISTORY
• YOUNG ADULTS
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This engrossing history of the Rosetta Stone traces its discovery and its use as a deciphering tool. For young adults.
(EGY69, $7.99)
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Ancient Egypt, Archaeology Unlocks the Secrets of Egypt's Past
• Jill Rubalcaba
• ARCHAEOLOGY
• FAMILY
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This captivating, illustrated introduction provides an overview of the ancient civilizations of Egypt for ages 10 and up. With hundreds of color photographs, maps, glossary and interviews.
(EGY267, $17.95)
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Cairo, The Family Guide
• Lesley Lababidi
• GUIDEBOOK
• FAMILY
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An indispensable, locally produced guide to kid-friendly itineraries, sites and attractions.
(EGY242, $18.95)
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Cigars of the Pharaoh
• Herge
• LITERATURE
• FAMILY
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A mysterious clue in an ancient Egyptian tomb leads the adventurous comicstrip youth and his canine friend into an international search for drug smugglers and gangsters.
(MED143, $10.99)
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Fun with Hieroglyphs
• Metropolitan Museum of Art
• LANGUAGE & PHRASEBOOKS
• FAMILY
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Discover the secrets of the language of the ancient Egyptians with this innovative kit from The Metropolitan Museum of Art. With an easy-to-read decoding page, alphabet chart, 24 hieroglyphic stamps and ink pad to write messages, create designs and make cards.
(EGY288, $24.99)
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