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An Adventurer's Guide to Ancient Egypt
Series: An Adventurer's Guide
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An interactive introduction to Ancient Egypt for children aged 5+, packed with beautiful illustrations and awe-inspiring facts. A unique, immersive take on non-fiction for children aged 5+, An Adventurer's Guide to Ancient Egypt is packed with breathtaking facts and interactive play to excite and inspire young...
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Description
An interactive introduction to Ancient Egypt for children aged 5+, packed with beautiful illustrations and awe-inspiring facts.
A unique, immersive take on non-fiction for children aged 5+, An Adventurer's Guide to Ancient Egypt is packed with breathtaking facts and interactive play to excite and inspire young adventurers.
Travel down the Nile to visit the pyramids, meet the first pharaoh, and even have a go at some ancient Egyptian homework!
With astonishing facts and interactive activities, this captivating book will excite and inspire the adventurers of the future.
Book Details
INFORMATION
ISBN: 9780241471876
Publisher: Penguin Random House Children's UK
Format: Hardback
Date Published: 23 May 2024
Country: United Kingdom
Imprint: Ladybird
Contributors:
- Illustrated by Yas Imamura
Audience: Children
DIMENSIONS
Spine width: 10.0mm
Width: 242.0mm
Height: 316.0mm
Weight: 659g
Pages: 48
About the Author
Isabel Thomas (Author) Isabel Thomas has written more than 150 books about science for young readers and has been shortlisted for the Royal Society Young People's Book Prize, the Association of Science Education Book of the Year, the English 4-11 Picture Book Awards and the Blue Peter Book Awards. Yas Imamura (Illustrator) Yas Imamura is an illustrator based in Portland, Oregon. Much of her work draws inspiration from the books she enjoyed as a child, her art evolving into an amalgamation of both the timeless and modern. Yas's preferred materials are gouache and watercolour.
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