Pocket Eyewitness Ancient Egypt

£4.99

What was it like to be a pharaoh? Who built the pyramids, and how? How was a mummy made and why did the ancient Egyptians mummify cats? Learn how to spell your name in hieroglyphs and how to count ancient Egyptian style. Find out about everyday life in ancient Egypt – the toys children played with, what music was popular, how people dressed, and what they ate – in this essential reference guide.

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Publish Date: 02/05/2019
ISBN: 9780241343548 Category:

Description

Unlock the secrets of ancient Egypt with this pocket encyclopedia for kids.

Travel back in time and explore everything you wanted to know about the ancient Egyptians. With impressive encyclopedic stats, cool pictures, and incredible facts, this essential reference guide is the perfect introduction to ancient Egypt for young history buffs!

Inside the pages of Pocket Eyewitness Ancient Egypt, you’ll find:

– Engaging content suitable for ages 9-12, Key Stage 2 (KS2)
– Colourful photography with clear text in bite-sized “fact file” chunks will encourage and inform even reluctant readers.
– Punchy bullet-point facts provide at-a-glance information.
– A fun series in a pocket-size format – build up your own Pocket Eyewitness mini library!

Have you ever wondered what life was like in ancient Egypt? Explore the mysterious world of one of the world’s greatest civilisations with this mini reference book for kids! Delve into the everyday lives of ancient Egyptians. From the pharaohs to children, explore the most popular toys, music, how people dressed, and what they ate.

Learn all about the people who built the pyramids, find out what was in King Tutankhamun’s tomb, and why ancient Egyptians mummified their cats! Curious kids can also unearth ancient hieroglyphs and their meanings and even learn how to count like ancient Egyptians and even spell their names in hieroglyphs.

Complete the Series

Get fast facts at your fingertips with the DK Pocket Eyewitness Series, packed with bite-sized chunks of information on just about anything. Be sure to check out the other titles in this collection, including Rocks and Minerals, Dinosaurs, Bugs, Car’s, Horses, Dogs, Sharks, Space, Human Body, Animals, Earth, Mammals, Ancient Rome, and Inventions.

Additional information

Weight 124 g
Dimensions 128 × 96 × 10 mm
Author
Publisher

Imprint

Cover

Paperback

Pages

156

Language

English

Edition
Dewey

932 (edition:23)

Readership

Children – juvenile / Code: J