Explorers: Ancient Egypt

Explorers: Ancient Egypt

Jinny Johnson, 1949-

Book - 2013

"What was everyday life like in ancient Egypt? How was life different for rulers, gods, and goddesses? In this book, early readers will find out the fascinating answers to these enduring questions. In one section on daily life, kids can glimpse into a farmer's house to see how an ancient Egyptian family lived. On the next spread, kids can examine photographs of extraordinary artifacts that have survived over 5,000 years and have been unearthed by archaeologists"--Publisher's website.

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Subjects
Egypt > Civilization > To 332 B.C. > Juvenile literature.
Egypt > History > To 332 B.C. > Juvenile literature.
Published
New York : Kingfisher 2013.
Language
English
Corporate Author
Peter Bull Art Studio
Main Author
Jinny Johnson, 1949- (-)
Corporate Author
Peter Bull Art Studio (-)
Item Description
Includes index.
Physical Description
32 pages : color illustrations, map ; 28 cm
ISBN
9780753467435
  • The ancient Egyptian world
  • The center of life
  • The great river highway
  • Daily life
  • Egyptians at home
  • The pharaohs
  • Leaders of the kingdom
  • Festival of Hathor
  • Gods and goddesses
  • Preparing a mummy
  • Afterlife
  • Pyramids and tombs
  • Royal tombs
  • More to explore.
Review by Booklist Review

Like previous titles in the Explorers series, the busy pages of these new entries offer a variety of browsing options for even the most curious of readers. Ancient Egypt delves into Egyptian religious rituals and beliefs as well as daily life for both ordinary Egyptians and their pharaohs. Thanks to the many different potential paths through each book's pages, multiple reads can offer a few different experiences. Readers could follow the main text; the descriptive text related to the large, colorful photos and illustrations; or the numbered facts and captions at the top and bottom of each page. Alternately, you could follow the icons to related illustrations around the book, in the style of a treasure hunt. The unique More to Explore section at the end of the book provides additional information about items in the categories that the four icons represent. In Ancient Egypt, these are Everyday Objects, Jobs, Animals, and Gods and Goddesses. Like their predecessors, these Explorers books truly live up to their series name.--Aronin, Miriam Copyright 2010 Booklist

From Booklist, Copyright (c) American Library Association. Used with permission.
Review by Horn Book Review

Various wild cats are spotlighted on busy double-page spreads. Short bits of text and picture captions relate the information haphazardly while a mix of color photographs and digital illustrations show the animals in action as they hunt, eat, and care for their young. A "More to explore" spread with a random assortment of facts concludes the book. Ind. (c) Copyright 2013. The Horn Book, Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted.

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