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What comes to mind when you think about Ancient Egypt? Maybe it’s Queen Cleopatra, The Great Pyramids of Giza, hieroglyphs, mummies or something else. Whether you love history or not, you can’t deny that Ancient Egypt fascinates pretty much anyone. Why? Because it’s both a unique and complex civilisation we don’t know enough about.

If you are a young reader or an adult who is intimidated by chunky history books about Ancient Egypt, give Awesome Egyptian a try, a nonfiction children’s book co-authored by Terry Deary and Peter Hepplewhite and illustrated by Martin Brown. This short book comprises of an introduction, a brief timeline that includes the most important events of each ruling dynasty (from The Old Kingdom to the arrival of the Arabs), surprising information about the Pharaohs, the enigmatic pyramids, the frightening mummies, grave robbers, the Nile, Egyptian deities, life of ordinary people and many more facts you probably didn’t know.

Though the 3000 years of Ancient Egyptian history seem like a daunting read, the authors of this book know how to intertwine facts with games, jokes and stories that will make the learning experience enjoyable. Awesome Egyptians gripped me from the start and I refused to put it down until I finished it. My favourite chapter was the one about mummies, the mummification process and the afterlife. I know that the subject of mummification is a bit gruesome, but it’s still interesting to read about it because the Egyptians paid a lot of attention and meticulously prepared their rulers for the afterlife.

“Egyptians believed that one day the world would end. When it did they would move on to their afterlife. To make that long journey they would need their earthly body. If their body was allowed to rot then they wouldn’t be able to go.” (The Awesome Egyptians, Loc .437 )

In the end, Awesome Egyptians, as well as the other Horrible Histories books, makes history easier to learn in a fun and interactive way for readers of all ages.


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The Awesome Egyptians Horrible Histories Terry Deary Martin Brown 9780590552899 Books Reviews

I love all of these. I get a kick out of them, but most of my students don't bother with them.
These books by Terry Deary are excellent for teenagers interested in history that want to know more than just dates and numbers.
It was interesting to learn about the facts about the People from Egypt🦀 🦀 🦀 🐋 🐋 🐋🐝 🐝 🐝
My kids and I love all the Horribles (Histories, Science and Geography). I wish they were easier to get and more popular in the school systems.
10 year old user review

"I thought this was a really good book, except it got kind of disgusting in some parts. It is supposed to be historically accurate though, so, I am mainly glad I didn't live in Egypt thousands of years ago."
I purchased this book for my children to hep them research Ancient Egypt for a school project. They got what they needed out of the book for the project, but have returned to read the book 'just because'. They really liked it.

I skim read some of it and was impressed at the bite sized bits of information, which is the best way to get information across to the Twitter generation.

Plus the usual Deary sense of humour!

Recommended for the kids.
We love all the Horrible History books! I love that my kids can read these and learn that history can be funny, gross and entertaining, it’s not all boring dates and names!
What comes to mind when you think about Ancient Egypt? Maybe it’s Queen Cleopatra, The Great Pyramids of Giza, hieroglyphs, mummies or something else. Whether you love history or not, you can’t deny that Ancient Egypt fascinates pretty much anyone. Why? Because it’s both a unique and complex civilisation we don’t know enough about.

If you are a young reader or an adult who is intimidated by chunky history books about Ancient Egypt, give Awesome Egyptian a try, a nonfiction children’s book co-authored by Terry Deary and Peter Hepplewhite and illustrated by Martin Brown. This short book comprises of an introduction, a brief timeline that includes the most important events of each ruling dynasty (from The Old Kingdom to the arrival of the Arabs), surprising information about the Pharaohs, the enigmatic pyramids, the frightening mummies, grave robbers, the Nile, Egyptian deities, life of ordinary people and many more facts you probably didn’t know.

Though the 3000 years of Ancient Egyptian history seem like a daunting read, the authors of this book know how to intertwine facts with games, jokes and stories that will make the learning experience enjoyable. Awesome Egyptians gripped me from the start and I refused to put it down until I finished it. My favourite chapter was the one about mummies, the mummification process and the afterlife. I know that the subject of mummification is a bit gruesome, but it’s still interesting to read about it because the Egyptians paid a lot of attention and meticulously prepared their rulers for the afterlife.

“Egyptians believed that one day the world would end. When it did they would move on to their afterlife. To make that long journey they would need their earthly body. If their body was allowed to rot then they wouldn’t be able to go.” (The Awesome Egyptians, Loc .437 )

In the end, Awesome Egyptians, as well as the other Horrible Histories books, makes history easier to learn in a fun and interactive way for readers of all ages.