Synopses & Reviews
Navigate your way through a fantastic range of subjects with this visually spectacular series. Every spread is brimming with lively text, amazing photographs and artworks, and weblinks and quotes. Panels throughout offer focused information on specific topics. Navigators: Ancient Egypt by Miranda Smith Travel back in time to the centre of a mighty civilization that still fascinates the world. Find out more about the Egyptians - pharaohs and priests, farmers and scribes - and the royal intrigues, religious beliefs and day-to-day dramas of life in ancient Egypt. Take a tour of a splendid palace, a bustling river port, an embalmers chamber and of course the awesome Great Pyramid.
Review
Booklist[T]he double-page spreads in the Navigators series are packed with high-gloss color photographs, digital imagery, maps, and cutaways. But readers will want to look past the glitz, as [this] title also offers a substantial overview of the topic, with gems of information not seen in similar books.Ancient Egypt opens with prominent pharaohs and continues with life at home, within a palace, and amidst the construction of a pyramid. . . [and] quotes from notable authors and texts add to the browsing appeal of this book. [A] good first stop in the research process.
Review
BooklistAncient Egypt opens with prominent pharaohs and continues with life at home, within a palace, and amidst the construction of a pyramid. . . [and] quotes from notable authors and texts add to the browsing appeal of this book. [A] good first stop in the research process.
Synopsis
Find out more about the Egyptians - pharaohs and priests, farmers and scribes - and the royal intrigues, religious beliefs and day-to-day dramas of life in ancient Egypt.
Synopsis
Navigate your way through a fantastic range of subjects with this visually spectacular series. Every spread is brimming with lively text, amazing photographs and artworks, and weblinks and quotes. Panels throughout offer focused information on specific topics. Towering pyramids, powerful pharaohs, mysterious mummies—the story of ancient Egypt never ceases to cast its spell over young readers. This informative book rewards readers with dazzling full-spread illustrations and the most up-to-date facts about the history and daily life of this ancient empire. Information is packaged in bite-size chunks that kids can easily absorb, while the mixture of photographs and illustrations allows kids to walk into history.
About the Author
Miranda Smith is a long-standing editor of information books for both children and adults. She has a particular interest in the field of natural history and has written books and articles for children on the subject. Miranda Smith has written many books for the Kingfisher Navigators series, including Animals, Human Body, and Knights & Castles.