The Awesome Egyptians (Horrible Histories) - Softcover

Deary, Terry; Hepplewhite, Peter

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0439944031 ISBN 13: 9780439944038

Publisher: Scholastic, 2007

Synopsis

Step back to an awesomely ancient time with the Awesome Egyptians. Discover which king had the worst blackheads, why some kings had to wear false beards and why the peasants were revolting. History with the nasty bits left in! 2013 is HORRIBLE HISTORIES twentieth anniversary.

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Review:

In The Awesome Egyptians the persistent delving into the toilet of history by author Terry Deary and cohort Peter Hepplewhite leaves no stone - or rather, Pyramid - unturned in this hilariously vile Horrible History.

How to make your own mummy, how to test the theory that pyramids have magical powers and, among all the handy hints and tips, a few tales of dodgy Pharaohs and their nasty habits.

Anyone who ever thought they knew all they needed to know about the Egyptians and their strange ways will be amazed at the gaps in their knowledge as they discover which king had the most blackheads, unusual ways Victorians displayed their mummies and how to become a true Egyptian peasant in ten easy (or, in fact, rather difficult) stages.

The Awesome Egyptians will tickle the fancy of readers young and old, giving hieroglyphics and bandages a whole new, never to be forgotten meaning. --Susan Harrison

About this edition

• Publisher: Scholastic
• Publication date: 2007
• ISBN 10: 0439944031
• ISBN 13: 9780439944038
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 144
• Illustrator: Brown Martin