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Egyptian Tales: The Magic and the Mummy

Terry Deary author Helen Flook illustrator

Format:Paperback

Publisher:Bloomsbury Publishing PLC

Published:7th Sep '17

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'Horrible Histories' author Terry Deary’s fast-paced, hilarious and gripping stories bring Ancient Egypt to life. This new edition includes brand new readers' notes to help extend learning and exploration of the time period.

This is a tale of Neria, who works in the House of Death, helping her father to make the mummies. Neria enjoys her work, but when the pharaoh dies, it all goes into overdrive mode. Everyone is so busy that Neria is given the responsibility of mummifying the pharaoh's cat, to accompany him to the Afterlife.From the bestselling author of Horrible Histories, named 'the outstanding children's non-fiction author of the 20th century' by Books For Keeps-- This is a tale of Neria, who works in the House of Death helping her father to make mummies. Neria enjoys her work, but when the pharaoh dies, everyone is so busy that Neria is given the responsibility of mummifying the pharaoh's cat, to accompany him to the afterlife. The trouble is, Neria doesn't want to kill and gut the cat! Can she find a way to save it - without being caught and punished? Terry Deary’s Egyptian Tales explore the world of Ancient Egypt through the eyes of children who could have lived at the time. These stories feature real people and take place in some of the most recognisable Egyptian settings. This new edition features notes for the reader to help extend learning and exploration of the historical period. --‘Bubbling with wit, language play and robust dialogue....just the right mix of ingredients to trigger young readers' interest in all things historical.’ Books For Keeps

ISBN: 9781472942166

Dimensions: unknown

Weight: 64g

64 pages