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Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 8 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
A photo essay on ancient Egypt and the people who lived there, documented through the mummies, pottery, weapons, and other objects they left behind. Describes their society, religion, obsession with the afterlife, and methods of mummification.
Author
Series
Language
English
Formats
Description
Taita, the Pharaoh's advisor and hero of Desert God and River God, once again finds himself caught up in a whirlpool of ruthless intrigue that threatens the very foundations of the beloved empire he has pledged his life to protect. Plunged into dangerous and deadly waters more treacherous than the Nile, he must use his intelligence, alchemy, and cunning to protect his Pharaoh and keep safe all he loves. Pharaoh Tamose lies mortally wounded. The ancient...
Author
Publisher
William Morrow
Pub. Date
2007.
Language
English
Description
Archarologist Mertz casts light on a remarkable civilization that, even after thousands of years, still stirs the human imagination and inspires awe with its marvelous mysteries and amazing accomplishments. This chronicle brings ancient Egypt to life as never before, from the first Stone Age settlements through the reign of Cleopatra and the Roman invasions. Illustrated with pictures, maps, photographs, and charts, it offers glimpses into Egyptian...
Author
Series
Publisher
Preston/Speed Publications
Pub. Date
c1998
Language
English
Description
Imagine living in a nation where killing a sacred cat is a capital offense. Thutmose III's Egypt, in Moses day, was such a region. The priest Ameres and his family live in this land. Life is turned upside down when the son, Chebron, accidentally kills the sacred cat of Bubastes. This incident leads to secrecy, grief, and flight as one harrowing adventure follows another. Their best hope of a safe haven for youthful Chebron and his sister is Rebu,...
12) The ugly goddess
Author
Publisher
Cricket Books
Pub. Date
2002
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.9 - AR Pts: 10
Language
English
Description
Fourteen-year-old Princess Meret is unhappy with her future as consort of the Egyptian god Amun, especially after meeting Hector, a handsome Greek soldier, but when she is kidnapped, it is up to Hector and a young servant boy to help rescue her with the aid of the goddess Taweret.
Author
Series
Stone of light volume 2
Publisher
Pocket Books
Pub. Date
2000
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 7.1 - AR Pts: 20
Language
English
19) Nefer the silent
Author
Series
Publisher
Pocket Books
Pub. Date
c2000
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 7 - AR Pts: 18
Language
English
Description
A devious military officer schemes to infiltrate a hidden city deep in the heart of the Upper Egyptian desert, where bands of artisans prepare the tombs of the Pharaohs and a legendary stone of magical powers is protected by elite soldiers.
20) Ancient evenings
Author
Publisher
Little, Brown
Pub. Date
[1983]
Language
English
Description
Menenhetet leads four successive lives amid the politicking and intrigue of Egypt of the nineteenth and twentieth dynasties.