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Penguin Random House South Africa

Categories: Children, Children 9-12 Years, Children's Non-Fiction, International Non-Fiction
ISBN: 9780241471876
Published: April 2024
Imprint: Ladybird
Page Extent: 48
Format: Hardback
RRP 380.00

An Adventurer’s Guide to Ancient Egypt

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About the book

Set out on a time-travelling expedition to Ancient Egypt!

Fetch your backpack and join adventurer Mia on a spectacular journey down the Nile, meeting the very first pharaoh, visiting the Great Pyramid and unearthing some animal mummies!

Along the route, you can find out about:

- the Nile river
- how to write in hieroglyphs
- the gods and goddesses of ancient Egypt
- mummies, pyramids and the afterlife
- family life and school
- the Battle of Kadesh
- staying healthy
- the last pharaohs

With astonishing facts and interactive activities, this captivating book will excite and inspire the adventurers of the future.

About the Author

Isabel Thomas

Isabel Thomas

Isabel Thomas has written more than 150 books about science for young readers and has been shortlisted for the Royal Society Young People’s Book Prize, the Association of Science Education Book of the Year, the English 4-11 Picture Book Awards and the Blue Peter Book Awards.Aurélie Guillerey studied at the Ecole Supérieure des Arts Décoratifs in Strasbourg and now works as an illustrator in France. Her characters are often inspired by her children and she likes to work with bright, bold colours to create energetic illustration.

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Yas Imamura

Yas Imamura

Yas Imamura is an illustrator based in Portland, Oregon. Much of her work draws inspiration from the books she enjoyed as a child, her art evolving into an amalgamation of both the timeless and modern. Yas's preferred materials are gouache and watercolour.

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