Egyptology: Search for the Tomb of Osiris

by Dugald A. Steer, Emily Sands, AA

Book Overview

Discover the wonders of ancient Egypt through a fascinating journal from a lost expedition -- a treasure trove of fact and fantasy featuring a novelty element on every spread.

Who can resist the allure of ancient Egypt -- and the thrill of uncovering mysteries that have lain hidden for thousands of years? Not the feisty Miss Emily Sands, who in 1926, four years after the discovery of King Tut's tomb, led an expedition up the Nile in search of the tomb of the god Osiris. Alas, Miss Sands and crew soon vanished into the desert, never to be seen again. But luckily, her keen observations live on in the form of a lovingly kept journal, full of drawings, photographs, booklets, foldout maps, postcards, and many other intriguing samples. Here are just a few of Egyptology's special features:

-- an extravagantly gilded cover, featuring a raised Horus hawk pendant with three encrusted gems
-- a playable game of Senet -- ancient Egyptian checkers -- including board, pieces, original-style dice, and rules
-- a souvenir booklet showing how to read simple hieroglyphs
-- a scrap of textured "mummy cloth"
-- a large, jeweled Eye of Re "amulet" embedded in the last page of the book

Rich with information about life in ancient Egypt and peppered with Miss Sands's lively narration, Egyptology concludes with a letter from the former Keeper of Antiquities at the British Museum, explaining which parts of this unique tale may be accepted as fact, which are guided by legend, and which reflect the author's delightful sense of fancy.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0763626384
• ISBN13: 9780763626389
• Release Date: November 2004
• Publisher: Candlewick Press (MA)
• Length: 32 Pages
• Weight: 2.13 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 10.3" x 11.8"
• Age Range: 8 to 12 years
• Grade Range: Grades 3 to 7

Customer Reviews

Lots of interactive flaps!

It has pretty gems on the front cover. It has an ancient Egyptian board game inside that is 4000 years old! Has se real post cards that you can send in the mail!

Awesome condition, another great addition to my collection 👍🏼

My kiddos loved the extra pieces we get to open.

Treasure of Fun for Your Little Indiana Jones!

This book is full of fun and facts. Our son was given this book as a gift for his birthday. What a wonderful gift it was! We spend about half an hour at a time on a page. There are lots of "secrets" and pockets and even a game. The book pretends to be a mysterious manuscript dating to 1926 (or is it real?) and provides readers young and old with an imaginative tour of Egypt's mysteries. Its heavy pages have the feel of a well-made pop-up book and its storyline is absorbing. My son seems to scan around the pages and find something new every time we open the book. It's fun for him but, I enjoy it just as much. It reminds me of the fun adventure of Indiana Jones.

GOOOOOOOOD!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I am 11 and loved this book. It is full of mystery and fun. Before I got glasses reading hurt my eyes, but this one was so good I read it anyway. I liked this book because it is not written like normal books; it was informative, and easy to read. It has paragraphs scattered around the page like a journal. If you liked this book you should probably read the whole series: -dragonology -wizardology.

Egyptology

I bought this book for myself and i have to say it is absoutely awesome! I stayed up for 2 hourse reading every detail of this exciting "long-lost" diary. The games Senet is very fun and the "papyrus" looks very real! The cover looks like it is made out of gold and is very cool. I enjoyed this book and reccommend it to everyone. - Sophi :-)

Beautifully Illustrated Book

As a fan of Elizabeth Peter's "Amelia Peabody" series, I was very excited to came across "Egyptology" by Emily Sands and immediately had to have it. It is beautifully illustrated and a great source of information. The book is put together like a scrapbook of Emily Sand's vacation to Egypt. It has drawings and pictures of places as well as little envelopes holding letters and game pieces. It is really charming. Anyone with an interest in Egypt and its antiquities should enjoy this book. Jennifer

So much fun and a learning tool too

This book is great. I got it for my sons and I am the one who stayed up late reading it. It is full of fun discoveries, and good information to use as a teaching tool for my kids. I'll tell them its the real journal of my aunt (hey, at 4 they still want to believe its true). The design of the book and the illustrations are beautiful, it will be something we read over and over again. Got it along with Dragonology which my sons LOVE. Amazing that this can be had for only 12 or 13$!