The Ancient Egyptians: Dress, Eat, Write and Play Just Like the Egyptians

by Fiona MacDonald

Book Overview

Step into the world of the Ancient Egyptians! Make your own beaded collar, challenge a friend to the ancient game of senet, make papyrus paper, learn to write in hieroglyphs, measure time with a water clock, and paint a life-size pharaoh. Fascinating facts and thirteen easy-to-do activities involve young readers in exploring this ancient civilization and its people.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0778740692
• ISBN13: 9780778740698
• Release Date: March 2008
• Publisher: Crabtree Classics
• Length: 32 Pages
• Weight: 0.44 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.1" x 9.0" x 11.5"
• Age Range: 8 to 11 years
• Grade Range: Grades 3 to 6

Customer Reviews

History comes to life in an unusual manner

While Fiona MacDonald's Ancient Egyptians was originally designed to accompany a British TV series, it needn't only be considered for British viewers alone: kids around the world will appreciate this visual treat, packed with color illustrations throughout and providing a survey based on major themes in the history of Ancient Egypt. From temple murders to buried treasure and desert tombs, history comes to life in an unusual manner blending contemporary approaches and images with historical fact.