Voices of Ancient Egypt by Kay Winters, illustrated by Barry Moser, National Geographic Society, Washington, DC, 2003
The craftsmen, artists and laborers of Egypt during the time of the Old Kingdom are shown at work and describe what they do each day, while a historical note at the end places them in context, and a bibliography provides paths for more reading. The titles of the chapters are shown in both English and accurate ancient Middle Egyptian hieroglyphics.
Zekmet The Stone Carver: A Tale of Ancient Egypt by Mary Stolz illustrated by Deborah Nourse Lattimore, Harcourt Brace Jovanovich, Publishers, New York, NY, 1988.
A fictionalized story of how a stone carver in Egypt may have been inspired to imagine the design for the Sphinx.
Kids in Ancient Egypt by Lisa A. Wroble, The Rosen Publishing Group's PowerKids Press, New York, NY, 1999
A description of the daily life of children in ancient Egypt, including housing, clothes, food and religion.
Cat Mummies by Kelly Trumbule, illustrated by Laszlo Kubinyi, Clarion Books, New York, NY, 1996
In addition to people many cats were mummified in ancient Egypt and this book explains the important role they played in the religion of that civilization
The Winged Cat: A Tale of Ancient Egypt by Deborah Nourse Lattimore, HarperCollins Publishers, New York ,NY 1992
A young servant girl and a high priest must each find the correct magic spells in the Book of the Dead that open the twelve gates to the Netherworld to determine who is telling the truth about the death of the girl's sacred cat.
The Shipwrecked Sailor: An Egyptian Tale with Heiroglyphics by Tamara Bower, Atheneum Books For Young Readers, New York, NY, 2000
A tale based on actual ancient papyrus scrolls, about a shipwrecked sailor who finds fortune when he is befriended by a serpent that is really the Prince of the magical island of Punt. The actual translations of certain phrases in the story are shown in heiroglyphics from the scrolls.
Tut,Tut by Jon Scieszka, illustrated by Lane Smith, Viking, New York, NY 1996
Joe, Sam, and Fred have finished their ancient history Egypt projects for school but end up in a time warp that takes them back to an adventure in the land and time of the Pharaohs.
Ancient Egypt: A Guide to Egypt in the Time of the Pharaohs by Sally Tagholm, illustrated by Inklink Firenze & Kevin Maddison, Larouse Kingfisher Chambers, Inc., New York, NY 1999.
An introduction to the history of ancient Egypt prior to 332 B.C., examining how the people lived, worked, and relaxed, their social life and customs.
I am the Mummy Heb-Nefert by Eve Bunting, illustrated by David Christiana, Harcourt Brace & Company, New York, NY 1997
A mummy, in a glass case in a modern museum, recalls her life in ancient Egypt as the beautiful wife of the pharaoh's brother.
Casting the Gods Adrift: A Tale of Ancient Egypt by Geraldine McCaughrean, illustrated by Patricia D. Ludlow, Cricket Books, Chicago, IL, 1998
Tutmose, an apprentice sculptor and his brother Ibrim, an apprentice musician, are content in the court of the Pharaoh Akhenaten, but their fater rages at the Pharaoh's rejection of traditional Egyptian gods and plots a deadly revenge..
Mummies of the Pharaohs: Exploring the Valley of the Kings by Melvin Berger & Gilda Berger, National Geographic Society, Washington, DC, 2001 1997
A modern look at the Egyptian Valley of the Kings where the Pharaohs of the New Kingdom who ruled during the period of ancient Egypt's greatest power, about 3000 years ago, are buried, with photographs of many of the sites and artifacts found there.
Secrets of the Sphinx by James Cross Giblin illustrated by Bagram Ibatoulline, Scholastic press, New York, NY, 2004
A look at the modern research and speculation about some of Egypt's most famous artifacts and monuments, including the pyramids, the Rosetta Stone, and especially the Great Sphinx.
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