Explore Ancient Egypt!: 25 Great Projects, Activities, Experiments (Explore Your World) - Softcover

Van Vleet, Carmella

Softcover

ISBN 10: 097922683X ISBN 13: 9780979226830

Publisher: Nomad Press, 2008

Synopsis

From pyramids and mummies to temples and pharaohs, this reference explores what makes ancient Egypt one of most fascinating civilisations of all time. Combining diagrams, facts, and activities, it introduces kids to the incredible, ancient Egyptian world.

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Review

School Library Journal
"Six chapters with colorful titles begin with facts about the topic under several subheadings the step-by-step directions are well written, and easy to follow..the activities are creative. The book is illustrated with humorous (but not realistic) black and white cartoon art . It will be of interest to children and their teachers as well as homeschooling families."

Family Fun Magazine
"Drawn in by such projects as mummified apples, hieroglyphs, colorful collar necklaces, and false beards made from toilet paper tubes, our tester families thought this book held nearly as much treasure as King Tut’s tomb. Simple black-and-white drawings illustrate the 25 activities, as well as the somewhat corny jokes and unusual facts scattered throughout."

Calliope Magazine
"Explore Ancient Egypt! will certainly intrigue readers and have them eagerly turning the pages to check out the next activity. The sidebars with information make excellent complements."

From the Back Cover

Pyramids, mummies, amulets, temples, and pharaohs "Explore Ancient Egypt! "brings this fascinating civilization to readers ages 69 with 25 hands-on projects, activities, and games. Kids learn about ancient Egyptian homes, food, money, toys, games, makeup, clothes, kings, mummies, and more. Projects are easy to follow and require primarily common household products and very little adult supervision.
Activities range from making a scarab necklace to writing in ancient Egyptian hieroglyphs and making King Tut sandals. By combining a hands-on element with riddles, jokes, facts, and comic cartoons, kids "Explore Ancient Egypt!" in this accessible introduction to an incredible, ancient world.
This title meets common core state standards in language arts for reading informational text and literary nonfiction. Guided Reading Levels and Lexile measurements indicate grade level and text complexity."

Edition details

• Publisher: Nomad Press
• Publication date: 2008
• ISBN 10: 097922683X
• ISBN 13: 9780979226830
• Binding: Paperback
• Language: English
• Number of pages: 96
• Illustrator: Kim Alex