Welcome!

Enrich Your Travels with Longitude

We've got the classic, new and hard-to-find books and maps to help you get the most out of your adventures.

SIGN UP FOR

Longitude News

Get our monthly e-mail update

GET A

Catalog

FATHER'S DAY

City of Fortune, How Venice Ruled the Seas

Roger Crowley

SEE ALL >

PROVENCE & THE COTE D'AZUR

A Pig in Provence: Good Food and Simple Pleasures in the South of France

Georgeanne Brennan

SEE ALL >

OUR FAVORITES

Arctic Dreams

Barry Lopez

SEE ALL >

PENGUIN CLASSICS

The Log from the Sea of Cortez

John Steinbeck

SEE ALL >

ISRAEL, JORDAN AND EGYPT

For Kids

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)

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)

Pyramid

Pyramid


by David Macaulay

  • ARCHAEOLOGY
  • 1982
  • PAPER
  • 80 PAGES
  • MIDDLE READERS (Age 9-12)

Master draughtsman David MacAulay tackles the building of the pyramids with his incomparable illustrations. Intended for young people, but Egyptologists of all ages will enjoy it. (EGY29, $9.95)

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 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)

 

Longitude provides recommended reading for travelers in partnership with the leading tour operators and travel programs for hundreds of destinations worldwide. We've got the classic, new and hard-to-find books and maps to help you get the most out of your adventures.