Ancient Egypt

Facts at Your Fingertips

By D. K. Publishing

2019

First Published

3.67

Average Rating

158

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4H47M

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Unlock the secrets of ancient Egypt with this pocket encyclopedia for kids.Travel back in time and explore everything you wanted to know about the ancient Egyptians. With impressive encyclopedic stats, cool pictures, and incredible facts, this essential reference guide is the perfect introduction to ancient Egypt for young history buffs! Inside the pages of Pocket Eyewitness Ancient Egypt, you'll - Engaging content suitable for ages 9-12, Key Stage 2 (KS2) - Colourful photography with clear text in bite-sized "fact file" chunks will encourage and inform even reluctant readers.- Punchy bullet-point facts provide at-a-glance information. - A fun series in a pocket-size format - build up your own Pocket Eyewitness mini library! Have you ever wondered what life was like in ancient Egypt? Explore the mysterious world of one of the world's greatest civilisations with this mini reference book for kids! Delve into the everyday lives of ancient Egyptians. From the pharaohs to children, explore the most popular toys, music, how people dressed, and what they ate.Learn all about the people who built the pyramids, find out what was in King Tutankhamun's tomb, and why ancient Egyptians mummified their cats! Curious kids can also unearth ancient hieroglyphs and their meanings and even learn how to count like ancient Egyptians and even spell their names in hieroglyphs.Complete the SeriesGet fast facts at your fingertips with the DK Pocket Eyewitness Series, packed with bite-sized chunks of information on just about anything. Be sure to check out the other titles in this collection, including Rocks and Minerals, Dinosaurs, Bugs, Car's, Horses, Dogs, Sharks, Space, Human Body, Animals, Earth, Mammals, Ancient Rome, and Inventions.

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D. K. Publishing

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Dorling Kindersley (DK) is a British multinational publishing company specializing in illustrated reference books for adults and children in 62 languages. It is part of Penguin Random House, a consumer publishing company jointly owned by Bertelsmann SE & Co. KGaA and Pearson PLC. Bertelsmann owns 53% of the company and Pearson owns 47%. Established in 1974, DK publishes a range of titles in genres including travel (including Eyewitness Travel Guides), arts and crafts, business, history, cooking, gaming, gardening, health and fitness, natural history, parenting, science and reference. They also publish books for children, toddlers and babies, covering such topics as history, the human body, animals and activities, as well as licensed properties such as LEGO, Disney and DeLiSo, licensor of the toy Sophie la Girafe. DK has offices in New York, London, Munich, New Delhi, Toronto and Melbourne. Source: Wikipedia.