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Need to Know: Ancient Egypt

Name: Need to Know: Ancient Egypt
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SKU: 9781526331328
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By Izzi Howell

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Find out about life in the past with this first introduction to ancient Egypt. Need to Know introduces key topics for children aged 6 plus, featuring fun facts, fantastic photographs, and diagrams. The books also include quizzes and project ideas and are book banded. Ancient Egypt... Read More

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Find out about the life in the past with this first introduction to ancient Egypt

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Find out about life in the past with this first introduction to ancient Egypt.

Need to Know introduces key topics for children aged 6 plus, featuring fun facts, fantastic photographs, and diagrams. The books also include quizzes and project ideas and are book banded. Ancient Egypt is book band 10: White.

Contents

Ancient Egypt
Who were the ancient Egyptians?
Work and play
Clothing and jewellery
Farming
Food
Medicine
Religion
The pharaoh
Tutankhamun
The pyramids
Mummies
Hieroglyphs
The Rosetta Stone
Quizzes
Projects

Titles in the Need to Know series:

Ancient Egypt
Anglo-Saxons
The Greeks
The Maya
Prehistoric Age
The Romans
The First World War
The Second World War
Shang Dynasty
The Vikings

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Need to Know: Ancient Egypt

Find out about life in the past with this first introduction to ancient Egypt. Need to Know introduces key topics for children aged 6 plus, featuring fun facts, fantastic photographs, and diagrams. The books also include quizzes and project ideas and are book banded. Ancient Egypt is book band 10: White. Contents Ancient Egypt Who were the ancient Egyptians? /...

By Izzi Howell

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Need to Know: Ancient Egypt

Find out about life in the past with this first introduction to ancient Egypt. Need to Know introduces key topics for children aged 6 plus, featuring fun facts, fantastic photographs, and diagrams. The books also include quizzes and project ideas and are book banded. Ancient Egypt is book band 10: White. Contents Ancient Egypt Who were the ancient Egyptians? Work...

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Find out about life in the past with this first introduction to the Romans in Britain. Need to Know introduce key topics for children aged 6 plus, featuring fun facts, fantastic photographs, and diagrams. The books also include quizzes and project ideas and are book banded. The Romans is book band 10: White. The Romans in the Need to Know...

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Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9781526331328

Publisher: Hachette Children's Group

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 24 December 2026

Country: United Kingdom

Imprint: Wayland

Audience: Children

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 8.0mm

Width: 144.0mm

Height: 208.0mm

Weight: 84g

Pages: 32

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About the Author

Izzi Howell is an award-winning author and editor of over fifty children's books. She lives in East Sussex and enjoys learning languages, cooking and travelling around Europe.

Her book Cats React to Science Facts was the winner of the Best Laugh Out Loud Book for 6-8 year-olds award at The Lollies and winner of The Royal Society Young People's Book Prize in 2020.

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Find out about life in the past with this first introduction to ancient Egypt. Need to Know introduces key topics for children aged 6 plus, featuring fun facts, fantastic photographs, and diagrams. The books also include quizzes and project ideas and are book banded. Ancient Egypt is book band 10: White. Contents Ancient Egypt Who were the ancient Egyptians? /...

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