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Egyptology

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By Dugald Steer
Series: Ology
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Egyptology by Dugald Steer is an engaging children's book designed as a fictional travel journal. It follows the adventures of an intrepid explorer named Emily Sands, who sets off on an expedition to uncover the secrets of ancient Egypt, particularly the tomb of the lost pharaoh, Osiris. The book is filled with interactive elements like maps, fold-out letters, and secret codes, making it a captivating adventure for young readers.
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This book may appeal to you if you're fascinated by ancient Egypt and love exploring mysteries through beautifully illustrated pages. It's an engaging children's book full of interactive elements like flaps, fold-outs, and hidden treasures, perfect for inspiring the curiosity and imagination of young explorers.

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Celebrate 20 incredible years of OLOGY with this special edition of Egyptology - the journal of lost adventurer and Egyptologist, Emily Sands.

Explore the lovingly kept journal of a lost adventurer.

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Explore the lovingly kept journal of a lost adventurer.

With a stunning gold foiled and embossed cover featuring three 'jewels', and with its creation overseen by TGH James, ex-keeper of Egyptian Antiquities at the British Museum, Egyptology is Emily Sands' lavish 1926 scrapbook journal of a lost expedition. Full of novelties and recreations, such as a piece of mummy cloth, a booklet on hieroglyphs, and a working board game, the book brims with beautiful art and fascinating facts about Ancient Egypt, and has a final magnificent novelty in the back case.

Also available: Egyptology: The Colouring Companion 9781783706235

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    Explore the lovingly kept journal of a lost adventurer. With a stunning gold foiled and embossed cover featuring three 'jewels', and with its creation overseen by TGH James, ex-keeper of Egyptian Antiquities at the British Museum, Egyptology is Emily Sands' lavish 1926 scrapbook journal of a lost expedition. Full of novelties and recreations, such as a piece of mummy cloth,...
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Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9781840118520

Publisher: Templar Books

Format: Hardback

Date Published: 01 October 2004

Country: United Kingdom

Imprint: Templar Publishing

Contributors:

  • Illustrated by Ian Andrew
  • Illustrated by Nick Harris
  • Illustrated by Helen Ward

Audience: Children

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 23.0mm

Width: 265.0mm

Height: 310.0mm

Weight: 965g

Pages: 30

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About the Author

Dugald Steer was born in 1965 and grew up in Surrey, where his love of books and reading led him to study English Literature and Philosophy at Bristol. Several jobs later Dugald began working at Templar Publishing, where he worked his way up to Senior Editor, writing and editing many books in house. He has written more than 100 books for Templar and, after going freelance to concentrate on writing, he authored the first eight books in their hugely successful 'Ology series. Dugald lives near Barcelona in Spain with his wife Ana and his two children.

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    In 1975, under a bed in an old house in Tarrytown, New York, an unearthly tome entitled Ghostology was discovered, wrapped in a substance later found to be ectoplasm. It is the life's work and study of American ghostologist Lucinda Curtle, who mysteriously passed to the Other Side during a séance. After her death, Ghostology seemingly became haunted by the...
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