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- Franklin Watts
- Franklin Watts
- Franklin Watts
Ancient Egypt, For National Curriculum Key Stage 2, Interest age: from c 7 years, History & the past: general interest (Children's /
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Explore the past and discover life in the ancient Egyptian city of Thebes with this time travel guidebook
Travel back in time to the ancient Egyptian city of Thebes and find out all about ancient Egyptian life and culture.
Travel back in time to Thebes and find out all about life and culture there. Sail down the River Nile, visit the awe-inspiring pyramids and temple complex at Karnak and Luxor and join in the fun at a festival!
Like modern travel guides, the books in this series highlight must-see features and explain local culture. Each highlighted destination contains an explanation of what took part in these areas, as well as a look at important artefacts found there providing a bigger picture of life in the past. Typical travel guide notes include, 'best time to visit', 'what to eat' and 'where to stay'. Perfect for the KS2 history curriculum, and for readers aged 7 and up.
Contents:
Thebes
Putting Thebes on the Map
Sail Down the Nile
Stop Off at the Pyramids
Where To Stay
Dress Like An Ancient Egyptian
A Quick Guide To Gods and Goddesses
Visit Some Temples
Go To a Festival
Death and Mummies
Watch a Funeral Procession
Tutankhamun
Visit Quick!
Glossary
Further Information
Index
Books in this series:
The Maya and Chichen Itza
Roman Britain and Londinium
The Stone Age and Skara Brae
Viking Britain and Jorvik
Ancient Greece and Athens
The Shang Dynasty and Yin
London and the Victorians
Ancient Egypt and Thebes
Sarah Ridley
Sarah Ridley has an enduring interest in history, the natural world and many other topics, which has made her work as an editor and writer of children's information books endlessly fascinating. Some of her books have been shortlisted or longlisted for information book awards, including Dear Jelly: Family Letters from the First World War and Suffragettes and the Fight for the Vote. Sarah lives in Colchester with her husband and her student daughter's guinea pigs.
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