Ancient Egypt for Kids: Learn About Pyramids, Mummies, Pharaohs, Gods, and More! (Educational books for kids)

My son loved this book! It’s engaging and full of facts.

The book is easy to read to a child. Although the pictorials lean toward a Eurocentric viewpoint which is an indication of the author's frame of mind and misunderstanding of the ancient land. In naming the pyramids, the author misidentifies them. He labels two of the three as Cheops and Khufu. These are the same name for the Great Pyramid. "Cheops" is the pyramid correctly named as "Khufu." The actual ancient names of the three pyramids are Khufu, Khafre, and Menkaure. They were unauthentically renamed by the Greeks as Cheops, Chephren, and Mykerinos. One of the most offensive pages of this book identifies a supposed "overseer" with a whip (in shadow), hands raised toward the "apparent slaves," suggesting that enslaved people built the pyramids. This is factually incorrect and needs to be corrected in future editions with a disclaimer. Ancient “Egyptians” built the Pyramids at Giza and received compensation and allowances. Pyramids and tomb building, though challenging work, were venerated occupations. Often these workers were agricultural retainers during the season of planting - after the inundation or flooding of the "Nile." The Nile is correctly named as the "Hapi" river, after the god of inundation. These workers lived in a village built for them called Deir El-Medina, also home to many of the artisans involved in the tomb building. To suggest that "slaves" built the Great Pyramids is a falsity perpetuated for millennia by those who have misread or misled history. The author needs more study of the recent archaeology that is reclaiming the actual heritage of "Ancient Kemet," the actual name of “Egypt” appropriated by the Greeks (as with most other renaming). We must call out these inaccuracies and mistruths so that young minds do not have to unlearn deep-rooted falsehoods. As such, I cannot recommend this book for further blind-sighting of young minds.

Score: 95/100 (9.5 out of 10)Ancient Egypt for Kids is a short, sweet, and incredibly educational book about Ancient Egypt intended for children. It can be fascinating for parents, teachers, and other adults as well!Growing up, many of us were enthralled with ancient civilizations like the Babylonians, Greeks, and Romans. This book is such a welcomed little surprise. The art may not be spectacular, appearing chibi-like or similar to what you'd see in an Infographics episode, but it serves its function. You can't fault the author for that. Very intricate art can actually be distracting sometimes (not to mention expensive). The main draw of this book is that it presents information in a fun, simple, easy-to-understand, colorful, and exciting way!You can just tell the care and passion that the author has for the subject matter.One of the things we appreciated the most was when the book covered many of the contributions that the Egyptians made to the modern world and future generations. For example, the Egyptians invented papyrus, which allowed ancient people to be able to write their thoughts, ideas, and beliefs onto paper. Imagine if, for example, the Hebrews did not have access to something to write on. That's a sobering thought! The Egyptians also gave us sundials, makeup, cosmetics, and the solar calendar. They literally helped to shape the world for future generations and civilizations!This is so important for kids to know because it helps them to overcome the idea of “the other” or that there's “us and them.” Often, we get so caught up in our nationalism and infatuation with western things that originated in Greece and Rome that we forget that we were also very heavily influenced by things that went on in the Levant and Asia.We also loved that this book, despite being for kids, didn't sugarcoat things. Early on, you see pottery art of Egypt's king, Narmar, slaying a prisoner or a rival king. It's not graphic by any means, but it's there. Most kids likely won't understand what's even going on in the image and will likely just see it as a king doing something or being silly. Kids pull their siblings' hairs all the time after all. A similar case is that it shows the institution of slavery in Ancient Egypt, although not mentioned by name. There's little question what the guys with the whips and the people working for them are doing. Again, though, it's not graphic. We'd rather it be shown this way than not shown at all, which would be disingenuous. Slavery was a thing back then and was more than likely used to build Egypt's impressive structures.This book also introduces kids to the Egyptian mythological pantheon. They might love hearing about Bastet and pet cats, especially if they have a pet cat themselves!This book is not a chore to go through. It's pleasant surprise after pleasant surprise. You'll find yourself looking forward to the next page and wondering what topic is going to covered next.

The inside of this book is the first 12 days of preschool

My 7 year old grandson has become enamored with all things Egypt ever since I took a trip there.This book is perfect as it's at his level of understanding and so informative.

Erreur d’impression, les pages sont à l’envers !

My son is 5 and there were few pictures to be enjoyed, lots of facts in huge print.