egypt

Presents the life of the ancient Egyptian queen known as Cleopatra, whose legendary beauty and famous love affairs have sometimes obscured the fact that she may have been Egypt's greatest pharaoh.

Humorous illustrations and facts combine to provide a portrait of what life might be like as Cleopatra in ancient Egypt.

"In this volume, surprising and amusing facts about the women of ancient Egypt give readers a new perspective on a noteworthy historical era."--Provided by publisher.

Learn about the world?s oldest ship that was first discovered in a desert. Also discover how ships and the Nile River were closely connected to the ancient Egyptians? belief in death and the afterlife.

Readers travel down the Nile and into the heart of an ancient tomb with young Neferu, who is training to mummify a great pharaoh as he learns the rituals and secrets the Ancient Egyptians used to prepare for the afterlife.

The middle of the fourteenth century BCE was a strange time in ancient Egypt. The pharaoh had changed his name and religion and was inviting the wrath of the gods that had long watched over the land. The powerful priesthood felt threatened, the people feared the worst, and in the middle of everything was Pepi, a ten-year-old boy with a problem-he didn't want to go to school. Let Pepi explain his troubles to you as he takes you around his beloved city. Let him introduce you to his family, his friends, and their way of life, which thousands of years later might seem similar to your own.

Travel to ancient Egypt to learn all about its amazing pyramids.

"A visit to an Egyptian exhibit brings teen Lilliana Young face to face with a recently awakened mummy-turned-handsome-sun-god as she gets caught up in an adventure with more twists and turns than the Nile itself"--Provided by publisher.

Learn how Cleopatra was renowned as one of the most famous female leaders in all of history.

The life of Ramses II offers some particularly unique intrigues that appear in his many campaigns throughout the ancient world.