The Riddle of the Rosetta Stone: Key to Ancient Egypt : Illustrated With Photographs, Prints, and Drawings

James Cross Giblin

ISBN 10: 0690047975 / ISBN 13: 9780690047974

Published by Ty Crowell Co, 1990

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85 pages. 9.25x6.25x0.50 inches. In Stock.

Seller Inventory # 0690047975

Bibliographic Details

• Title: The Riddle of the Rosetta Stone: Key to Ancient Egypt : Illustrated With Photographs, Prints, and Drawings
• Publisher: Ty Crowell Co
• Publication Date: 1990
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0690047975
• ISBN 13: 9780690047974
• Binding: Hardcover
• Condition: Brand New
• Weight: 0.39 kilograms

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Synopsis

Describes how the discovery and deciphering of the Rosetta Stone unlocked the secret of Egyptian hieroglyphics.

About the Author

James Cross Giblin is the author of eighteen books for young readers, many of which have received awards and honors. Twelve of his titles, most recently Charles A. Lindbergh: A Human Hero and When Plague Strikes: The Black Death, Smallpox, AIDS have been named Notable Children's Books by the American Library Association. In 1996 he received the Washington Post--Children's Book Guild Award for Nonfiction for his body of work. Mr. Giblin lives in New York City.