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Ancient Egypt Design Coloring Book

Ancient Egypt Design Coloring Book


by Ed Sibbet

  • ART & ARCHITECTURE
  • 1981
  • PAPER
  • 48 PAGES
  • YOUNG READERS (Age 4-8)

39 Authentic pictures of sights from ancient Egyptian sights are presented in this coloring book for young children. (EGY59, $3.95)

The Egyptology Handbook, A Course in the Wonders of Egypt

The Egyptology Handbook, A Course in the Wonders of Egypt


by Dugald Steer

  • ARCHAEOLOGY
  • 2005
  • HARD COVER
  • 80 PAGES
  • YOUNG READERS (Age 4-8)

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)

Voices of Ancient Egypt

Voices of Ancient Egypt


by Kay Winters | Barry Moser

  • HISTORY
  • 2009
  • PAPER
  • YOUNG READERS (Age 4-8)

Accompanied by Barry Moser's illustrations, members of an Egyptian village introduce themselves in free-verse poems in this lively introduction to Egypt for grades 3-6. (EGY116, $6.95)

Ancient Egypt, Cultural Atlas for Young People

Ancient Egypt, Cultural Atlas for Young People


by Geraldine Harris

  • HISTORY
  • 2007
  • HARD COVER
  • 96 PAGES
  • MIDDLE READERS (Age 9-12)

With maps, drawings and photographs, this outstanding survey of history and culture for middle-schoolers includes everyday life and customs of ancient Egypt, and a journey down the Nile with a double-page spread on key sites. (EGY36, $35.00)

Cleopatra VII, Daughter of the Nile

Cleopatra VII, Daughter of the Nile


by Kristiana Gregory

  • LITERATURE
  • 1999
  • HARD COVER
  • 192 PAGES
  • MIDDLE READERS (Age 9-12)

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, $12.99)

Curse of the Pharaohs, My Adventures with Mummies

Curse of the Pharaohs, My Adventures with Mummies


by Zahi Hawass

  • ARCHAEOLOGY
  • 2004
  • HARD COVER
  • 160 PAGES
  • MIDDLE READERS (Age 9-12)

A noted Egyptologist recounts his own experiences as an archaeologist working with ancient tombs in this book for young readers. (EGY114, $19.95)

Egypt, In Spectacular Cross-section

Egypt, In Spectacular Cross-section


by Stephen Biesty

  • CULTURAL PORTRAIT
  • 2005
  • HARD COVER
  • 29 PAGES
  • MIDDLE READERS (Age 9-12)

Biesty shows life on the ancient Nile during the reign of Ramses the Great in this fantastically illustrated tale of 11-year-old explorer Dedia and his father for ages seven and up. With accompanying explanatory text, including that of ancient Egypt's celebrated funerary arts. (EGY164, $18.99)

Egyptology, Search for the Tomb of Osiris

Egyptology, Search for the Tomb of Osiris


by Emily Sands | Dugald Steer

  • ARCHAEOLOGY
  • 2004
  • HARD COVER
  • 32 PAGES
  • MIDDLE READERS (Age 9-12)

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)

Eyewitness: Ancient Egypt

Eyewitness: Ancient Egypt


by George Hart

  • ARCHAEOLOGY
  • 2008
  • HARD COVER
  • 72 PAGES
  • MIDDLE READERS (Age 9-12)

Jam-packed with photographs and facts covering everything from religion and art to daily life, this is a terrific introduction for ages 9-12 that the whole family will enjoy. (EGY56, $16.99)

Great Ancient Egypt Projects You Can Build Yourself

Great Ancient Egypt Projects You Can Build Yourself


by Carmella Van Vleet

  • EXPLORATION
  • 2006
  • PAPER
  • 144 PAGES
  • MIDDLE READERS (Age 9-12)

Thirty fun, Egypt-themed crafts projects, related to topics like mummies, the Pyramids, farming and hieroglyphs. (EGY191, $14.95)

Hatshepsut, The Princess Who Became King


by Ellen Galford

  • HISTORY
  • 2007
  • PAPER
  • 64 PAGES
  • MIDDLE READERS (Age 9-12)

A lively, illustrated biography for middle schoolers in the National Geographic World History series. (EGY218, $6.95)

Inside the Tomb of Tutankhamun

Inside the Tomb of Tutankhamun


by Jacqueline Morley | John James

  • HISTORY
  • 2005
  • HARD COVER
  • 48 PAGES
  • MIDDLE READERS (Age 9-12)

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)

The Egypt Game

The Egypt Game


by Zilpha Keatley Snyder

  • LITERATURE
  • 2009
  • PAPER
  • 215 PAGES
  • MIDDLE READERS (Age 9-12)

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)

The Great Pyramid

The Great Pyramid


by Elizabeth Mann

  • ARCHAEOLOGY
  • 2006
  • PAPER
  • 48 PAGES
  • MIDDLE READERS (Age 9-12)

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)

Falcon of Abydos, Oracle of the Nile

Falcon of Abydos, Oracle of the Nile


by Richard Trout

  • MYSTERY
  • 2005
  • HARD COVER
  • 265 PAGES
  • YOUNG ADULTS

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)

Mara, Daughter of the Nile

Mara, Daughter of the Nile


by Eloise Jarvis McGraw

  • LITERATURE
  • 1953
  • PAPER
  • 279 PAGES
  • YOUNG ADULTS

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)

Pharaoh's Daughter, A Novel of Ancient Egypt


by Julius Lester

  • LITERATURE
  • 2009
  • PAPER
  • 182 PAGES
  • YOUNG ADULTS

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)

The Pocket Timeline of Ancient Egypt

The Pocket Timeline of Ancient Egypt


by Helen Strudwick

  • HISTORY
  • 2005
  • HARD COVER
  • 32 PAGES
  • YOUNG ADULTS

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)

The Riddle of the Rosetta Stone, A Key to Ancient Egypt

The Riddle of the Rosetta Stone, A Key to Ancient Egypt


by James Cross Giblin

  • HISTORY
  • 1993
  • PAPER
  • 96 PAGES
  • YOUNG ADULTS

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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