The wonders of Egypt
Subtitle: a course in Egyptology : Miss Emily Sands invites you to discover the treasures of ancient Egypt
Contributors: Andrew, Ian, 1962-
Publisher: Five Mile Press
Published: 2005
Place of publication: Rowville, Vic
Language: eng
Number of pages: 77
ISBN-13: 9781741248005
Subjects: Toy and movable books; Specimens; Juvenile literature; Antiquities; Description and travel; Travel
Description: As readers of the fascinating Egyptology are all too aware, the feisty explorer Emily Sands mysteriously vanished on an expedition up the Nile in 1927. But in a remarkable turn of fortune for Miss Sands's many fans, detectives have uncovered a second volume penned in her own hand-a course book on ancient Egyptian history and culture intended for the voyager's beloved niece and nephew. Now available to budding Egyptologists everywhere, this comprehensive volume-illustrated by the same artists who lent their talents to Egyptology-is brimming with facts on ancient Egyptian culture and history, followed by intriguing assignments and fillin opportunities on everything from archaeological finds to theories on how the pyramids were built.
Table of contents: title: Origins of Egypt; title: The Old Kingdom; title: Memphis and Saqqara; title: The Great Pyramids; title: The Middle Kingdom; title: Pyramid texts and tombs; title: An ancient Egyptian tale; title: The New Kingdom; title: The Valley of the Kings; title: Life on the flooding Nile; title: Eat like an Egyptian; title: Dress like an Egyptian; title: An Egyptian village; title: Jobs and work in Ancient Egypt; title: Fun and games in Ancient Egypt; title: Travel and trade in Ancient Egypt; title: Palace life; title: Ancient Egyptian warfare; title: Reading hieroglyphs; title: Writing hieroglyps; title: The many gods of Ancient Egypt; title: An Ancient Egyptian myth; title: Everyday gods of Ancient Egypt; title: An Ancient Egyptian temple; title: Religious festivals in Ancient Egypt; title: Ancient Egyptian life after death; title: Ancient Egyptian mummies; title: The burial of a king; title: Animal mummies and the Serapeum; title: The Amarna heresy; title: A chronology of Egyptian history; title: A brief history of Egyptology; title: A letter from Emily.