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Hieroglyphs for fun

your own secret code language
1974
Presents the basic "alphabet" of twenty-four hieroglyphic letters with the approximate English sound they represent and briefly discusses various other aspects of Egyptian culture.

Egyptian tombs

1989
Discusses the design, purpose, and excavation of the pyramids of ancient Egypt, the Egyptians' beliefs about death, how mummies were made, and some legends about the pyramids.

Pyramids

1989
Discusses who built the pyramids, why and how they were built, their cost, and daily life in Egypt.

Egypt

1993
Discusses the geography, history, government, economy, and culture of the Middle Eastern country that at one time had the most advanced civilization the world had yet seen.

The Egyptians

1992
Describes the art, architecture, social structure, and history of the ancient Egyptian civilization.

Escape from Egypt

a novel
1994
When Moses comes to lead the Israelites to the Promised Land, Jesse, a Hebrew slave, finds his life changed by his growing faith in God and his attraction to the half-Egyptian, half-Syrian Jennat.

For all time

2001
The fourth installment in the time travel series finds Annie, a teenager in 1999, attempting to get back to 1899 Egypt where she hopes to join her boyfriend, Strat, but she instead ends up in ancient Egypt and in great danger.

In the days of the pharaohs

a look at ancient Egypt
2001
Discusses the daily lives of the various classes of people in ancient Egypt, providing a view of Egyptian culture at the time.

Egypt

2001
A color-illustrated guide to traveling in Egypt that provides historical and cultural information, area-by-area descriptions, practical travel advice, maps, a phrase book, and a guide to food and lodging, containing prices, addresses, and phone numbers.

Ramses II and Egypt

1996
Pictorial investigation into the life of Egyptian ruler Ramses II, providing historical background about his military success, building projects, and preparations for his own death, as well as information about the times in which he lived, covering topics such as medicine, hieroglyphics, and games.

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