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Author
Series
Publisher
DK Publishing
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
Description
"Travel back 5,000 years to when pharaohs ruled a kingdom on the Nile. From hieroglyphs and pyramids to jeweled treasures and mummies, find out how archaeologists cracked a code and unlocked the history of civilization."--
Author
Series
Ra the Mighty volume 2
Publisher
Holiday House
Pub. Date
2019
Language
English
Description
Ra the Mighty adores his duties as Pharaoh's cat: naps by the pool and plenty of snacks. Being lazy is so much fun. But when a royal tomb gets robbed, Ra and his hardworking friend Khepri must team up to restore justice. The clues point to a young boy whom Ra admires. Will the Great Detective play favorites, or will he uncover the truth? Mystery awaits!
Series
Publisher
Gale Group
Pub. Date
2002.
Language
English
Description
Examines major civilizations that have flourished from antiquity to modern times, with a global perspective and a strong emphasis on daily life and social history. This volume provides in-depth coverage of ancient Egypt, 2615-332 B.C.E.
Author
Series
Ra the Mighty volume 3
Publisher
Holiday House
Pub. Date
[2020]
Language
English
Description
Ra, the pharoah's pampered cat, and his scarab beetle sidekick, Khepri, investigate when crown prince Dedi disappears from the palace of one of Pharoah's wives in ancient Egypt.
Author
Publisher
Cavendish Square
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
"Ancient Egypt has long fascinated citizens of the modern world. Mummies, pyramids, pharaohs, and other elements have inspired a romantic and sometimes mystical view of this ancient society. However, viewed through this lens, the facts are sometimes overlooked and the lasting contributions may be obscured. This book takes a down-to-earth, factual look at ancient Egypt. The engaging main text describes its history and culture, while engaging sidebars...
Publisher
National Geographic
Pub. Date
[2021]
Language
English
Description
Egypt is home to the richest source of archaeological treasures on the planet. In this series, the cameras follow teams across Egypt on the front line of archaeology, through a full season of excavations. Crawling beneath pyramids, uncovering long-lost tombs and unearthing 3,000-year-old mummies, the world's top archaeologists race to unlock the secrets of this ancient civilization.
Author
Publisher
DK Publishing
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
Description
"A visual guide to 3,000 years of life under the pharaohs (c.3200-30 BCE) from the early kings of Egypt to the reign of Cleopatra and the Roman conquest. Discover the fascinating details of life under the pharaohs - and their extraordinary legacy - in this comprehensive guide to Egypt's ancient civilization. Encompassing 3,000 years and 31 Egyptian dynasties, from the time of Narmer to that of Cleopatra, this fresh appraisal of ancient treasures helps...
Author
Series
Publisher
Recorded Books
Pub. Date
p2011
Language
English
Description
Darnell delves into the history of Ancient Egypt from the Pre-dynastic Period through the end of the New Kingdom. In these lectures, Darnell shows that, despite common perceptions, Pharaonic Egyptian civilization existed within a multicultural society subject to disparate geological environments-and that its strength lay in the balancing of contrasting groups and goals.
Author
Publisher
Pegasus Books
Pub. Date
2016.
Language
English
Description
"The story of the world's greatest civilization spans 4,000 years of history that has shaped the world. It is full of spectacular cities and epic stories-- an evolving society rich in inventors, heroes, heroines, villains, artisans, and pioneers. Professor Joann Fletcher pulls together the complete story of [ancient] Egypt-- charting the rise and fall of the ancient Egyptians while putting their whole world into ... context"--
Publisher
National Geographic Partners, LLC
Pub. Date
[2019]
Language
English
Description
"Follows international Egyptologists as they unearth the world's richest archaeological region: Egypt's Valley of the Kings. With unprecedented access to the teams on the front lines of archaeology, National Geographic follows these modern day explorers as they battle searing heat and inhospitable terrain to make discovers of a lifetime. Using innovative technology and age-old intuition in their quest to uncover the secrets of ancient sites, will...
Author
Publisher
Thomas Dunne Books, St. Martin's Press
Pub. Date
2013
Language
English
Description
The first volume of a history of the earliest days of ancient Egypt challenges popular archaeological understandings to chronicle the ancient world's first agricultural practices through the construction of the pyramids.
13) Nile crossing
Author
Publisher
Eerdmans Books for Young Readers
Pub. Date
2017.
Language
English
Description
"Khepri, who lives in ancient Egypt, begins to feel nervous as he and his father travel to Thebes for Khepri's first day of scribe school"--
14) Voyages of the pyramid builders: the true origins of the pyramids from lost Egypt to ancient America
Author
Publisher
Jeremy P. Tarcher
Pub. Date
2003
Language
English
Author
Series
Ra the Mighty volume 1
Publisher
Holiday House
Pub. Date
2018.
Language
English
Description
In ancient Egypt, the Pharaoh's pampered cat Ra and his scarab-beetle sidekick question the royal palace's animal inhabitants, solve a crime, and exonerate a servant girl falsely accused of theft.
Author
Publisher
Thames and Hudson
Pub. Date
2019.
Language
English
Description
From the dawn of history to the death of Cleopatra, ancient Egypt was home to larger-than-life personalities. Across one hundred lives, Toby Wilkinson explores the true character and diversity of human experience in the ancient world's greatest civilization. Some of those profiled are famous: pharaohs and queens such as Akhenaten, Nefertiti, Ramesses II and Tiye. Others are lesser known but equally engaging: Imhotep, architect of the first pyramid;...
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