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Discovering Egypt through Children’s Books

Picture Books, Elementary Level, Fiction:

Cleopatra: Discover the World of Cleopatra Through the Diary of her

Handmaid Nefret

Geras, Adèle and M.P. Robertson (illustrator)

Kingfisher, 2007.

Tales of Ancient Egypt

Green, Roger Lancelyn

The Bodley Head, 1967.

We’re Sailing down the Nile: A Journey Through Egypt

Krebs, Laurie and Anne Wilson (illustrator)

Barefoot Books, Inc., 2007.

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Picture Books, Elementary Level, Fiction:

Pepi and the Secret Names

Walsh, Jill Paton and Fiona French (illustrator)

Frances Lincoln Limited, 1994.

Picture Books, Elementary Level, Non-fiction:

Hatshepsut: The Princess Who Became King

Galford, Ellen

The National Geographic Society, 2005.

Ancient Egypt (Make It Work! The Hands-On Approach to History)

Haslam, Andrew and Alexandra Parsons

Two-Can Publishing, 1995.

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Picture Books, Elementary Level, Non-fiction:

Pharaoh: Life and Afterlife of a God

Kennett, David

Walker Publishing Company, 2008.

Egyptology: Search for the Tomb of Osiris

Sands, Emily, edited by Dugald A. Steer

Candlewick Press, 2004.

Pharaoh’s Boat

Weitzman, David.

Houghton Mifflin, 2009.

Science in Ancient Egypt

Woods, Geraldine

Franklin Watts, 1998.

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Chapter Books, Upper Elementary Level:

Theodosia and the Staff of Osiris

LaFevers, R.L.

Sandpiper, 2008

Other books in the Theodosia series include: Theodosia and the Serpents of Chaos Theodosia and the Eyes of Horus

The Pharaoh’s Secret

Moss, Marissa

Amulet Books, 2009

The Wadjet Eye

Rubalcaba, Jill

Clarion Books, 2000

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Chapter Books, Upper Elementary Level:

The Red Pyramid (The Kane Chronicles, #1)

Riordan, Rick

Disney • Hyperion, 2010.

The Throne of Fire (The Kane Chronicles, #2)

Riordan, Rick

Disney • Hyperion, 2010

Serpent’s Shadow (The Kane Chronicles, #3)

Riordan, Rick

Disney • Hyperion, 2013