Ancient Egypt for Kids: A Captivating Guide to Egyptian History, from the Early Dynastic Period through the Early, Middle, and Late Kingdom to the Death of Cleopatra (History for Children) Paperback – October 19, 2021

This book is written for kids obviously. Doesn't have all the information but that would overwhelm children of that age. Has lots of pictures as well. Recommend to those who homeschool their kids.

This is an interesting book and provides some fascinating insights into life in Ancient Egypt. It goes through the 30 dynasties of the time and explains about the rulers and how they eventually developed the idea of building pyramids. It also explained what happened with Mark Anthony, Cleopatra and Julius Caesar. I also discovered that the Persians conquered Egypt at one point.It also provides great information on day-to-day life, by way of example, it was very important to the Egyptians to look good and as a result were very clean and washed every day. That is in stark contrast to what happened in Europe, albeit many centuries later when it was thought bathing was bad for you! Egyptians wore jewelry, with the rich wearing gold and silver and the poorer people wearing things like copper. Both men and women wore makeup especially eyeliner.Another interesting fact was that historians could understand hieroglyphics until the Rosetta Stone was discovered in 1799 as this had details in three languages, including hieroglyphics and Ancient Greek, which was understood and was used to translate the Egyptian writing. Hieroglyphics are written in horizontal lines or columns. It is possible to tell what direction to read in as whatever direction the human or animal symbols are facing, is the direction of the text.Overall this was an interesting read and one I am sure young children will enjoy.

I am impressed with the work that went into making this book interesting for kids. The illustrations and the text were extremely interesting to me, maybe because I have worked with kids all my life and I don't have to think on a high intellectual plain all the time. It hits all of the high points and leaves nothing out. As a former educator I highly recommend this book to those who are teaching kids grades 5 through 7 and for home schooling. The book is both interesting and informative.The story begins from the start of the Egyptian culture through the Old Kingdom telling of the developments in architecture and religion as they came to power along the Nile River Valley. Then the New Kingdom and with all their major building projects becomes the focus as this is known as the Golden Age of Egypt. The Hyksos Kings followed the Middle Kingdom and was a period of foreign rule which was for a short time. The New Kingdom followed but was powerful for only a few hundred years then declined but they never reached the glory of the Middle Kingdom. After the fall of the last dynasty they were ruled by foreign powers, first Persia then Alexander the Great and the Ptolemies.The last three chapters are on the culture of Egypt. They explain mummification and Burial rituals, the Egyptian gods and their religion, their temples and temple rites, and the way society worked and how people lived. I found these to be most interesting and informative.

"In this book you will travel back to ancient Egypt when kings were gods pharaohs built pyramids,historic great battles fought and the world as we knew it formed " this book takes you through the early dynastic period through Alexander the great and Cleopatra . There are Maps and artifacts and high resolution pictures of antiquiees,mummies, the Rosetta stone and art . Items it wwould take a life to see in person. Chapters on religion and the old gods and how Rome took over Egypt. Even touches on the lighthouse of Alexandra ( one of the ancnet 7 wonders )and the library of Alexandria ( the foremost collection of books in the world, home to platos academy , the best minds of the time studied there and translated books, and did research. The Greeks and the Egyptians were closely entwined. The only thing missing is the interactive quizzes from the first book. Still an amazing read and my nephew learned a lot as his aunt is all about Egypttology and is quite knowledgeable. This puts it in a way that little minds that are developing can understand and talk about . It also has a hieroglyphs lesson which sparked something and now we are on a new adventure of learning more about the language of ancient Egypt and planning a trip to see the Rosetta stone !

Ancient Greece for Kids by Captivating History is a great primer on Ancient Greece for young people. First, it is visually appealing: there are plenty of maps and pictures to grab the attention of young children. The maps help to reinforce geography and the pictures both illustrate people and concepts as well as introducing children to art. Second, there are a number of engaging lessons and activities at the end of each chapter; some of the exercises are typical tests, others are creative activities. There are a wide variety of topics covered: daily life, Olympic Games, wars, personalities, history, and so on. This book would be ideal for children between 8 and 12 and would be well-suited for general knowledge, research, or home-schooling. A student who reads through this book will be well-grounded in most of the typical topics covered in a study of Ancient Greece. It's hard to find a "textbook" that covers general material in this age range, so this is a welcome addition to the marketplace.