Recommended Books For Children

The Ancient Egypt Pack

A three-dimensional Celebration of Egyptian Mythology, Culture, Art, Life and Afterlife
By Christos Kondeatis (Illustrator), Sara Maitland, Sarah Maitland
-For children who want to explore the mysteries of ancient this is a fun guide. It is beautifully illustrated and includes pop up paper sculptures such as temples and the sphinx, the ancient game of Senet and 3 dimensional models. Reading Age: 9-12

Egyptian Kings and Queens and Classical Deities

by Dwayne E. Pickels, Dewayne E. Pickles
Reading Age: 9-12

Fun With Hieroglyphs

by Catharine Roehrig, Catherine H. Roehrig
-This kit for children is excellent it includes 24 rubber stamps, an inkpad, an Egyptian hieroglyph chart and a guidebook, which contains quizzes and puzzles. Reading age: Young Adult

Pyramid

An Interactive Guide to the Pyramids of Ancient Egypt
Learn about ancient Egypt with a pack featuring a press-out pyramid model, a map, a die-cut viewer of pyramids and the sphinx, a game, a hieroglyphics decoder and a secret letter to decode. Reading Age: 9-12

Hieroglyphs from A to Z

A Rhyming Book Woth Ancient Egyptian Stencils for Kids
by Peter Der Manuelian, Peter Der Manuelian, Eva Moore
Reading Age: 9-12

Hieroglyph It

Discover the Picture Language of Ancient Egypt
by Sue Weatherill, Stephen Weatherill, Steve Weatherhill, Sue Weatherhill.
Reading Age: 4 - 8

Egyptian Pyramid (Watch It Grow)

by Elizabeth Longley, John James
Follows the step-by-step process of building an Egyptian pyramid. Features step-cut pages to show the way things get bigger as they grow. Reading Age: 4 - 8

Egyptian Life (British Museum)

by Miriam Stead
Reading Age: 4 - 8

The Egyptians (Footsteps in Time)

by Ruth Thomson, Cilla Eurich (Illustrator), Ruth Levy (Illustrator)
Reading Age: 4 - 8

The Great Pyramid : An Interactive Book

by Roscoe Cooper (Illustrator), Carolyn Croll (Illustrator)
Each spread in this elaborately designed, full-colour interactive book explains a different facet of the building of the Great Pyramid at Giza. Readers will discover the secrets of the mysterious world of ancient Egypt as they turn pages to reveal pop-ups of each stage of construction, pull tabs to unfurl the secret scroll of the architect, and lift flaps to uncover grave robbers in action.
Reading Age: 4 - 8

Mummies (All Aboard Reading)

by Joyce Milton, Susan Swan (Illustrator)
This fascinating book with colour illustrations takes a look at Egypt's ancient mummies. Filled with unusual and up-to-date facts, it uncovers the mysteries of how and why mummies were made and what they reveal today. Reading Age: 4 - 8

Pyramids

50 Hands-On Activities to Experience Ancient Egypt
by Avery Hart, Paul Mantell, Susan Williamson (Editor)
Today's kids actively experience the wonders of ancient Egypt. Games, food, clothing and creative activities involve children in the exploration of life in an ancient society.
Reading Age: 4 - 8

Who Built the Pyramids?

Starting Point History Series)
by Jane Chisholm, Struan Reid (Contributor), Sue Stitt (Illustrator), Chisholm Reid Reading Age: 4 - 8

The Egyptian Cinderella

by Shirley Climo, Ruth Heller (Illustrator)
Yes! ancient Egypt is the origin of the Cinderella story - Rhodopis, a Greek slave in is given a pair of red slippers by her kindly old master. However, a falcon swoops down and soars away with one of them, she is heartbroken. But little does she know that the falcon will deliver her slipper to the great Pharaoh himself, who will search Egypt to find its owner.  Full-color illustrations. Reading Age: 4 - 8

A Coloring Book of Ancient Egypt

This coloring book includes art from the earliest kings through three thousand years to Cleopatra. There are animals at play, gods and goddesses, ships, dancers, and scenes of Egyptians at work and sport.
Reading Age: 4 - 8

The ABC of Hieroglyphs: Ancient Egyptian Writing

by Jaromir Malek
From the 700 different signs from an alphabet of 24 signs employed by the ancient Egyptians, this is an easytomaster primer for adults and kids with the most frequently used signs from statues, words and sentences and some grammar.

Kings and Queens

Hieroglyphic writing

General Ancient Egyptian History

John Romer