Region: Egypt

Materials from Egypt

Ancient Egypt: Tales of Gods and Pharaohs

By Book Importer | Published: September 26, 2011

The stories of the Egyptian pharaohs and their ancient gods are full of mystery and adventure. In this retelling of nine tales of ancient Egypt, Marcia Williams uses her signature comic-strip style to capture the rich mythology and early history of this great civilization. Beginning with powerful Ra rising from the waters of the Nile [...]

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Cleopatra Confesses

By Book Importer | Published: September 7, 2011

The last of the pharaohs before the beginning of the Common Era, Cleopatra ascended the throne at age eighteen following the death of her father. Charming as well as smart and ambitious, she made two Roman leaders fall madly in love with her. Her greatest challenge was not her kingdom but her own sisters, blinded [...]

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Cleopatra’s Moon

By Book Importer | Published: August 24, 2011

“The Luxe” meets the ancient world in the extraordinary story of Cleopatra’s daughter. Selene has grown up in a palace on the Nile with her parents, Cleopatra & Mark Antony–the most brilliant, powerful rulers on earth. But the jealous Roman Emperor Octavianus wants Egypt for himself. When war finally comes, Selene faces the loss of [...]

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The Black Dot

By Book Importer | Published: June 22, 2011

Children wake up one morning and find a black dot on their playground. When it isn’t easily removed, each has a different way of coping with it. There are no currently English translations of this Arabic text available. See the review at WOW Review, Volume 3, Issue 4

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How the Amazon Queen Fought the Prince of Egypt

By Book Importer | Published: June 14, 2011

Serpot, ruler of a land where women live free, without men, leads her Amazon warriors in battle against Prince Pedikhons of Egypt, who has come to see for himself if women can equal men, even in battle. Includes notes about Assyrian and Egyptian culture and hieroglyphics.

Other Descriptors: Africa, Fantasy, Picture Book, Primary (ages 6-9), Syria » Themes: , , , , , , , , , , , » Leave a comment

African Beginnings

By Book Importer | Published: June 14, 2011

From the ancient kingdom of Kush, whose black pharaohs ruled Egypt for nearly a century, to the sixteenth-century empire of the Kongo, whose emperor was so powerful he was able to halt the trade in slaves for a number of years, the African continent rang with a series of glorious civilizations that have had a [...]

Other Descriptors: Africa, Benin, Ghana, Intermediate (ages 9-14), Mali, Nonfiction, Picture Book, Zimbabwe » Themes: , , , , , , » Leave a comment

Zoom Upstream

By Book Importer | Published: June 14, 2011

Zoom the cat follows a mysterious trail through a bookshelf to Egypt, where he joins his friend Maria in a search for his Uncle Roy.

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The Gods and Goddesses of Ancient Egypt

By Book Importer | Published: April 4, 2011

This book relates the history of the gods and goddesses worshipped by the ancient Egyptians and describes how they were depicted.

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Rimonah of the Flashing Sword

By Book Importer | Published: April 4, 2011

Goodness and bravery are rewarded in this version of Snow White.

Other Descriptors: Africa, Folklore, Intermediate (ages 9-14), Picture Book » Themes: , , , , , , » Leave a comment

Voyage to the Pharos

By Book Importer | Published: April 4, 2011

A young boy in ancient times embarks on an adventurous sea voyage to Alexandria, Egypt, home of the famous Pharos Lighthouse.

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