Scholastic Explora Tu Mundo: El antiguo Egipto (Ancient Egypt)

This book is packed with exclusive photos so that kids can see ancient Egypt like never before! The images are accompanied by time lines, step-by-steps, and cross-section graphics for original and startling insights into pharaohs, mummy making, and pyramids. Most of all, the book encourages children to think for themselves: Was King Tut murdered, or did he die of natural causes? Can you decode hieroglyphics and read the Book of the Dead?

¡Lleno de fotos exclusivas para que los niños puedan apreciar Egipto como nunca antes! Las imágenes vienen acompañadas de datos, gráficas y comentarios interesantes sobre faraones, momias y pirámides. Y sobre todo, el libro anima a los niños a pensar por sí mismos: ¿Fue asesinado Tutankamón o murió de muerte natural? ¿Puedes decodificar jeroglíficos y leer el Libro de los Muertos?

A visual guide to ancient Egypt for newly confident readers.

Penny Arlon writes children's nonfiction, taking inspiration from her own children. Her books range from preschool titles to family reference books, and include the Art Attack books, based on the award-winning CITV (UK) children's television program, and all 14 titles in Dorling Kindersley's Eye Know series. She is the author of almost all the books in the Scholastic Discover More emergent and confident reader strands, which have won numerous accolades and prizes.