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Hewitt, Sally. 2007. **The Egyptians (Starting History).** Smart Apple Media. 30 pages. Scottsdale Public Library. Teacher Resource.

The Egyptians starting history is a short book that details the history of the Egyptian people. The pages are filled with hot topics about what would have went on during this time and is also filled with craft activities to do with students while learning. The starting history book is a great way to introduce the topic of Egypt to students because it is a basic overview of Egypt. The book then continues to cover topics like Egyptian life, clothes, and hair and make up, the Pharaoh, and some of the gods and goddess that the people worshiped. Along the way it has activities that students can engage in to help with hands on learning.

The Egyptians starting history book is a teacher resource book that I would use to start my students learning. It gives a basic overview of the Egyptian life within 30 kid friendly pages. I like this story because it does have stop and go activities that students will enjoy doing with their classmates and it also gives them a break from reading books or researching the topic themselves. The other thing that I found really intriguing with this story is that towards the back it gives basic key concepts for students that they will need to understand throughout the entire unit. Things like Resin, which is used in mummifying the bodies of the dead, mummification, which is how Egyptians kept the body from decaying in afterlife, tomb, pyramid, and also sphinx and pharaoh. This story is such a great starting point because it helps to introduce those words and get the learning started.

Cobblestone Publishing. 2007. **If I were a kid in Ancient Egypt**. Cricket Books. 32 pages. Phoenix Public Library. Teacher Resource.

If I were a kid in Ancient Egypt is a great book for young readers to get the first hand perspectives of what life was like for young Egyptian children. Young readers can compare the lives they have now to the lives of children 3000 years ago. Young Egyptian children did not go to school, did not have variety of the clothing that they picked out or got to do some of the typical things kids get to do this day in age. Young Egyptians had to help their parents with jobs and go to work at young ages to help support their families because families in Ancient Egypt were everything. This book contains information about schooling, culture, family life, beliefs, and the typical life of an Egyptian child.

I picked this book because I wanted something I could have my students relate to. This book is such a great read because it is something that kids will find interesting. What was it like for children who were their age? What were their responsibilities? I would use this as whole group lessons so I could read a part to my students then we could make comparing and contrasting circles about our lives and the lives of ancient Egyptian children. I think that this would help them see the differences between the two and really relate to different situations. I think my students will love this book and enjoy reading it because it is about children who are their age. After reading this book my plan would be to have a class discussion about the differences and ask them if they would like to be a child in ancient Egypt, why or why not.

Milton, Joyce. 2000. **Hieroglyphs**. Grosset and Dunlap publishing. 32 pages. Personal library. Teacher Resource.

Hieroglyphs are a great interactive way for children to learn about ancient hieroglyphs. Hieroglyphs are covering walls of tombs and valleys all throughout ancient Egypt and from an onlookers perspective they look like small intricate drawings. Hieroglyphs actually are symbols that are telling stories and journeys of the Egyptian people but how can you read them? This book helps children begin to understand the Egyptian language by laying out each alphabet letter and symbol. It is a great tool when used to teach children about the ancient writing and they will have fun while doing it.

Hieroglyphs is a great teacher resource book because it is pretty detailed, the text is smaller and has a lot of information for just one individual beginner reader. The part of curriculum I would use this is when we start talking about tombs of mummies. Inside the tombs of the kings are hieroglyphs relaying the information from the past, which helps gives us an idea of that person’s life. I would want to use this book with my students so they can understand the detail going into this process and how difficult it was to chisel these symbols into rock. After reading the book and showing my students the alphabet inside the book I will make a poster for them so they can have as a visual aid. Then, as an activity I would have them decode the letters from their names and try scribing using ancient hieroglyphs.

Morley, Jacqueline. 2013. **You wouldn’t want to be a pyramid builder! A hazardous job you’d rather not have.** Franklin Watts publishing. 40 pages. Phoenix Public Library. Teacher Resource.

You wouldn’t want to be a pyramid builder is another in the acclaimed series you wouldn’t want to… by Jacqueline Morley. In this book it describes to children in a kid friendly way the job details that a pyramid builder went through on a daily basis. Pyramid building is hard and a grueling task that so many people were involved in. In this story you meet the main character and follow him as he sees a mummy being wrapped, the hard work put into making a pyramid for a pharaoh and the not so lavish life of an Egyptian worker. The pictures are entertaining and help kids stay involved because of the side conversations the builders have on each page.

You wouldn’t want to be a pyramid builder is a great book for young children to read because it gives important facts in a fun way. The book is loaded with key words that children can recognize and describe while learning through this unit and it is not jumbled with a lot of nonsense facts. The story follows the main character and allows you to see his day in a life of being a pyramid builder. I love this story because it does show you the background information that most people are not aware of and it gives children that eye opener. I would use this as a teacher resource because it gives me information about pyramid builders so I can help my students better with their knowledge and I would also use this as a basis for a project. At the end of the unit I would like to have my class act out a time in ancient Egypt. Some of them would be pyramid builders, others upper class citizens and then a pharaoh who would be overseeing the building process. I would have my students take what they know about each role and talk to each other like they would be in ancient Egyptian times. This is a fun way to bring learning to life.

Honan, Linda. 1999. **Spend the Day in Ancient Egypt: Projects and Activities that Bring the Past to Life**. Wiley publishing. 130 pages. Scottsdale Public Library. Teacher Resource.

Spend the Day in Ancient Egypt is a excellent teacher resource book because it gives teachers an opportunity to bring the past to life. The book begins with introducing an Egyptian family and goes about their daily activities. Daily life for brothers Ipy and Meryt can get interesting. They have to check on the pyramids, go to school and learn how to scribe and become adult citizens who work for the Pharaohs. Spend a day in the life is a great story and activity book to get children involved and interested in what life was like for children their age back in Egyptian times.

I chose this story and activity book for one of my teacher resources because I feel like it is more guided reading. There is a story about Ipy and Meryt but the text is small and sometimes lengthy. I loved this story for a guided reading teacher resource because it can be used to help children learn about life back in Egyptian times and the differences in clothes, jewelry, and even writing. This book hits all of the things I plan to teach my students from Hieroglyphs, pyramid builders, a child’s life in ancient Egypt, tombs, mummies, and pharaohs. After each chunk of learning on a topic I would use this book to tie everything back together. What did ancient Egyptian people wear? What detail went into making the Pharaohs headpiece? All of these activities are brought to life in this project book and I think that my students would love to take a break from reading and just have fun creating.

Hartland, Jessie. 2010. **How the Sphinx got to the Museum**. Blue Apple Books. 40 pages. Sunset library. Fiction book.

How the Sphinx got to the Museum is a creative and fun book for young children that give real life facts about Egypt and the Sphinx. Queen Hatshepsut wants to leave something for her people to remember her by after her death so she has them sculpt a Sphinx. The story is written as a story but also as a cartoon where the characters talk to one another. The story is also written like Mother Gooses nursery rhyme “This is the house that Jack built.” When the author introduces an important word for readers to know (like pharaoh, or artist) it is in colored ink and then also stated in a rhyme on the right side of the page. How the Sphinx got to the Museum is a fun detailed book that children will enjoy when first starting to learn about Ancient Egypt.

When looking for books on Ancient Egypt I wanted to find something fun that I would be able to build knowledge upon. One of my non-fiction books is secret of the Sphinx and I would use these two together to give the fiction and non-fiction version to my students. After learning about the Sphinx I could ask my students how they think it got to the museum or if it is even possible for such a large sculpture to move. This would work on their investigating skills. How the Sphinx got to the Museum is a great book because it has vibrant pictures that keep the students engaged and it also has some key words they would be learning throughout the unit. Pharaoh, artist, and sculptor, are just some of the words that stack up in the story. These words are easily understood and seen in the story, which makes it interesting. After the story is over, it gives historical facts about the Sphinx, which are kid friendly and enjoyable. I love this story and I would definitely use this in my first grade classroom.

Harness, Cheryl. 2010. **Ghosts of the Nile**. Simon and Schuster Books for Young Readers. 32 pages. Scottsdale Public Library. Fiction book.

Ghosts of the Nile is a fictional story about a young boy named Zachary who goes with his parents to a museum about ancient Egypt. Zachary does not really want to go with his parents to the museum in the first place but when his aunt suddenly goes missing from the group he goes to find her. After entering a staff door on the museum floor he is transported back in time where he learns about how the pyramids were constructed, and the process of mummification. Zachary also gets to meet the great ghosts of the Nile such as Queen Cleopatra, Ramses the Great and King Tutankhamen. At the end of the story Zachary realizes that learning about ancient Egypt can be fun and educational at the same time.

Honestly I chose this story because at firsts glance the cover of the book is so intriguing and a beautiful color. When I actually got into reading the story I was amazed at the pictures and content. I would use this story over and over again because it sucks readers in and paints a picture of what ancient Egypt looked like. Zachary had such an adventure learning about the process of mummification, how the pyramids were built and conversing with pharaohs of long ago. I would use this story to spark interest in my students and give them the idea that learning about history is fun and adventurous. After reading this story I could have my students write in their journals about what they would want to do if they got to travel back in time to Egypt. Who they would like to meet or what they would want to participate in while they are there. This gives them their own creative license to a story and makes learning about Egypt fun.

Sabuda, Robert. 1997. **Tutankhamen’s Gift**. Aladdin Publishing. 32 pages. Sunset library. Fiction book.

Tutankhamen’s gift is a story about young king Tutankhamen. King Tut is one of ancient Egypt’s most known about pharaohs and this story gives children an idea of things that went on through his childhood until his ultimate reign at the age of nine. The story starts out when king Tut is very young and describes how frail and small he is. He was a very sickly child who lost his father all too soon. The story continues to describe how King Tut became ruler of Egypt at the tender age of nine and the struggles he faced trying to do what was right for his people. This story was written and printed on papyrus and can be read like a biography of the young kings life.

I love king Tut, and all the mysteries surrounding his life and ultimate death at such a young age. I saw this book and hoped that it would be interesting enough to be able to read to my students. I was right! I would use this book after I introduce what Pharaohs are to my students and what their role was in ancient Egypt. King Tut is one of the most famous pharaohs of Egypt and I would use this story to introduce his life to them. As apart of my curriculum I would want to take a chunk and dedicate it to king Tut because there is so many things students could learn from it. Students could learn about archeologists, treasure hunting, and also investigating skills. The way King Tut died is a mystery so my students could research ways that ancient Egyptians died and write a story on how they really think King Tut died.

Cole, Joanna. 2003. **Ms. Frizzle’s Adventures: Ancient Egypt.** Scholastic Paperback. 48 pages. Sunset Library. Fiction book.

Ms. Frizzle has done it again! Ms. Frizzle’s adventures are always a fun read for students in younger grades because it teaches content in a fun way. In this story Ms. Frizzle takes her students to ancient Egypt where her students learn about making the pyramids and see an actual mummy being wrapped. Throughout her journey with her students she tells them to keep track of their journals that they are using to account the things they see and help with along their adventure. This fiction story has some great factual information along with imaginary content in an easy to read talk bubble story.

I chose this fiction story because when I was a student I absolutely loved Ms. Frizzle and her adventures she would take. This story is a quick read that I could do as a whole group story in one days sitting. The book is short on text and heavy on bubble conversations and pictures. I like this kind of story because it is something that is educational and does teach the students information without the bold small text. This book is also something that after reading it whole group I could set out individually for students who are interested in reading bubble text stories. It helps them learn about ancient Egypt and also gets them better at reading by themselves. The other large reason why I picked this book is because it has the use of a travel journal. The students in Ms. Frizzle’s class have to keep track of the things they are learning about and seeing while in Egypt and I thought that it would be a great idea for students to keep a travel journal while we are learning about Egypt also. Keeping a journal will help students stay on track of what we learned when and also it’s a good keepsake for later. I could have students write in it each day about what we learned and it could also be a creative project where they can work with teams to create a bigger project at the end of the unit. I love this story and the great ideas that came from it!

Osborne, Pope Mary. 1993. **Magic Tree House Mummies in the Morning.** Random House Books for Young Readers. 80 pages. Personal Library. Fiction book.

Jack and Annie are brother and sister team who once discovered a tree house while playing outside. The tree house is magical and can transport them to different times when they wish on a story. Mummies in the morning is a story where Jack and Annie travel to ancient Egypt to help Queen Hutepi find her Book of the Dead. The Queen is in need of this book because she wants to go to the underworld and begin her afterlife. The story describes the ancient Egyptian belief about life after death and is an adventure read for beginning readers.

I happened to have this Magic Tree House book in my own personal library because when I was younger I used to love reading them. It took a little bit of digging to do but I knew I had this story because it is one of my favorites. My teacher read this story as a class novel to our 3rd grade class when we were learning about Egypt and I thought I’d do the same when I teach about Egypt to my class. The Magic Tree house stories are always such a delight to read because they are designed for young readers. The stories are fun and help them with their investigating skills. In this story children have to use their minds to help Jack and Annie help the Queen find the book by helping them solve riddles and mysteries. I would use this book in my classroom as a class novel that we would read during down time throughout the day. This will give them information about mummies and ancient Egyptian beliefs about the afterlife. It could also be used to keep the students engaged. There are numerous riddles in this story that Jack and Annie have to complete in order to help the Queen. I would have my students think as tables what the answer might be and do sort of a competition between tables. I think this would keep students engaged and also help students use their imagination.

Giblin, Cross James. 2004. **Secrets of the Sphinx. Scholastic** Press. 48 pages. Barnes and Noble. Non-Fiction

Secrets of the Sphinx was 2004’s winner of the Sibert Medal because of the outstanding information about Ancient Egypt’s Sphinx. The Sphinx is a mysterious creature that has inhabited the desert of Egypt for over 4,000 years. Secrets of the Sphinx tells the story of the Sphinx and delve into the mystery of who built the Sphinx and why was it built? This book gives readers numerous thoughts on who built the Sphinx and why it could potentially be guarding the pyramids of Giza.

The Secrets of the Sphinx is a great non-fiction book because it has so much information. I was amazed when I found this book about the ideas the author ponders as to why the Sphinx was created and who could have possibly have constructed it over 4000 years ago. I would use this book to introduce the topic of the Sphinx. To begin I would ask my students to look at the cover and brainstorm what they think the Sphinx looks like or what they think it was constructed after. After the initial brainstorming time my students would be able to share and then we could try to make a sphinx as a class project. This would help tie in the information from the book and give my students an idea of how difficult making something this large would really be.

Delafosse, Claude. 1995. **Pyramids**. Scholastic, Inc. 24 pages. Scottsdale Public Library. Non-Fiction.

Pyramids is a great non-fiction book for young children. Apart of the first discovery series this story takes children back in time to ancient Egypt to witness the building of the pyramids. Children get to see inside a pyramid, what process goes into writing Hieroglyphs on the walls of the tombs and what happens after a pharaoh passes away. This book is really creative because it introduces the use of transparent pages to illustrate hieroglyphs and also the moving of pyramid stones. It is really fun and gives a student the creative mind that they are actually creating the story as they go.

Pyramids is a really fun book that I would use as an individual learning book. I remember having these types of first discovery books in school and I loved the way that the clear pages move so you can see the differences of before and after. Pyramids are such an important part of ancient Egypt that children need to learn about and what better way then to have them see the workers move the stones and then seeing the finishing product. These were not created by magic nor science but by hard work and this book is a good eye opener to all the hard work that goes into making the pyramids.

Osborne, Pope Mary. 2001. **Magic Tree House Fact Tracker #3: Mummies and Pyramids**. Random House Books for Young Readers. 128 pages. Scottsdale Public Library. Non-Fiction.

Magic Tree House Fact Tracker Mummies and Pyramids is a second to the story Magic Tree House Mummies and pyramids. In Mummies in the morning Jack and Annie travel to ancient Egypt to help find Queen Hutepi find the book of the dead. In this Magic Tree house Jack and Annie find out the information they asked in Mummies in the morning. This book is filled with photographs of mummies, pyramids, tombs, and also helpful factual information for students learning about ancient Egypt.

Along with the previous Magic Tree House book this book has a lot of information for students who are learning about Ancient Egypt. I would use this book after reading Mummies in the morning to the class as another whole group reading. I would have my students ponder questions they had after reading mummies in the morning and then see if the question gets answered while we are reading this fact book. I love the way that these two books can go together because it gives children an imaginative perspective on Ancient Egypt and then with this book it helps bring it all together.

Kunhardt, Edith. 1999. **Mummies (Road to Reading)**. Topeka Bindery Publishing. 44 pages. Scottsdale Public Library. Non-Fiction.

Mummies Road to reading is a good beginning book for young readers. The book is separated into chapters, which make the content easy to learn. This book is a fantastic early learning book because the text size is an average size and there is not too much on the page. There are also various pictures throughout the book which make the text connect and paint a bigger picture for a student. Children will learn about the background history of mummies like what happens after they get mummified? Whose job was it to mummify people and the bigger question, who thought it was a good idea to ever mummify people of importance?

Road to reading Mummies is such a simple early learning book that will make learning fun and informative. I loved reading this book because even at the age I am now I was involved in the story and it was something I was interested in even after 2 pages into it. The story covers a variety of topics from basic mummies to the more gory information that some children might not know. I like this book because it would be an easy read to read with parents help or a strong enough reader could venture and try it on their own. It is something that children will like because there are pictures in it and I could use this book as an individual class book. During the unit of teaching my children Ancient Egypt I would like to have my students pick a topic we learned about and create a project for the others to see. This book has so much information in it that it would be perfect for project based learning and also research.

Delafosse, Claude. 1999. **Egyptian Tomb: Hidden World**. Scholastic Publishing. 26 pages. Scottsdale Public Library. Non-Fiction.

Egyptian Tomb: Hidden World is another first discovery books. In this book children learn more about the inside of the Egyptian tombs before and after being created. They will explore the mummy of Nenufar, look at the Hieroglyphs paintings along the tomb, and also the various treasures that Pharaohs or High Priests get buried with. This first discovery book also has transparent pages that children can explore by lifting them up to discover what is on them and how it looks after you lay them back down. Children are on a journey to find what goes on in a tomb after discovering it, which makes it really interactive and fun to read.

I like this book about the Egyptian tomb because it would be another great book for students to research. The idea of the project for my class would be for children to pick a topic and then create a project on it. This book about Egyptian tombs is another good book for that because it is fun and students do feel like they are going on a journey. This book was written for children that are learning to read which makes it fun. I love this book because the pictures are so vibrant and really makes learning about Egyptian tombs and mummies fun.

Berger, Melvin. 2001. **Mummies of the Pharaohs: Exploring the Valley of the Kings.** National Geographic Children’s Books. 64 Pages. Scottsdale Public Library. Non-Fiction.

Mummies of the Pharaohs is a National Geographic book that has more than 50 photographs and illustrations of mummies, treasures, and tombs. Inside this book there are two maps that take you inside the tomb of King Tutankhamen, and another of a High Priest. Mummies is a graphic book that will keep children turning the pages. One of the big highlights of this book is that it delves into the tomb of famous boy king Tutankhamen. Here you get to see his mummy, the treasures that were buried with him and learn that at the time his tomb was a ground breaking find for Howard Carter. However, this 64-page book also looks at other mummies that were discovered years past and children get to see and understand the vast number of Pharaohs from Ancient Egypt.

This book would be a great book to have as a visual aid for students. Mummies is a big part in learning about ancient Egypt because all of the pharaohs were buried as mummies. This gives them a visual idea of what mummification actually does to a body and how it ends up preserving it as much as possible. However, in this book you also get to understand that because these mummies are so delicate the care with their bodies has to be great. Children will learn about over 50 pharaohs in the book and be able to see so many photographs of real life ancient Egyptian tools, treasures, organ jars, and 3000-year-old mummies. I would use this book as a visual aid because it does give so much detail and I would also use it for students who would want to research more about a mummy they learned about.

Burgan, Michael. 2005. **The Valley of the Kings: Egypt’s Greatest Mummies**. Edge Books. 32 pages. Scottsdale Public Library. Non-Fiction.

The Valley of the Kings: Egypt’s Greatest Mummies is another book that helps children discover famous mummies that were buried within the Valley of the Kings in Egypt. The Valley of the Kings is separated into two valleys, the East Valley and the West Valley. In the East valley is where most of the famous Pharaohs lay to rest and the West is where some of Egyptian priests lay. Children will learn about some of the most famous tombs found in the Valley of the Kings like KV 62, which is King Tut’s tomb and also King Ramesses VII. The Valley of the Kings is not always filled with mummies and great treasure and students will learn about tomb robbers who after the death of a pharaoh would find the tomb and take all of the treasures, sometimes even disgracing the mummy inside. The Valley of the Kings is a great visual aid book that is short and easy to read.

Along with the book Mummies of the Pharaohs this book is another visual aid for the classroom. Also, this book goes into more depth about the mummies found in the Valley of the Kings, how archeologists labeled them, and about tomb robbing. I like this book because it is graphic and shows a lot of details that students will enjoy. When I read this book I enjoyed reading about different tombs and how they are so closely located near each other but are so hard to find. Something else I think that students will enjoy learning about is that how some tombs have magnificent treasures buried in them because they were sealed to tightly and others that are opened to find nothing inside, not even a mummy. I would use this book to teach my students about mummies but also about tomb robbing and how it was a disgrace on the pharaohs who rest in their tombs. I think it teaches students about real life responsibilities and rights of other people.

Donnelly, Judy. 1988. **Tut’s Mummy: Lost…and Found.** Random House book publishing. 48 pages. Scottsdale Public Library. Non-Fiction.

Tut’s Mummy Lost and found is a great read for first time readers. It has a lot of pictures, illustrated and photographs that paint the picture of what King Tut’s tomb looked like after Howard Carter found it in 1922. The book vaguely highlights king Tut’s life before describing the mysteries around his sudden death up until the time that Howard Carter found it. King Tut’s tomb was completely untouched for over 2000 years, which was at the time one of the only tombs of a pharaoh to have every piece of jewelry or treasure in it. Tut’s mummy lost and found is an easy read and very informative.

I picked this book because I want my students to be exposed to an actual tomb that had a lot of history. King Tutankhamen is one of the more famous pharaohs of ancient Egypt solely because of his mysterious death, how did the boy king suddenly die at the healthy age of 19? This book can offer my students a great thinking process and also go along with the research project that I would want my students to do. It would be a good first reading book for some of the more advanced students or if we wanted to we could discover the book as a class and talk about how they would feel if they found this tomb all those years ago. I love this book and like all of the others I feel like it would be a great addition to my ancient Egypt unit.

Gibbons, Gail. 2004. **Mummies, Pyramids, and Pharaohs. A book about Ancient Egypt**. Little, Brown Books for Young Readers. 32 pages. Scottsdale Public Library. Non-Fiction.

Mummies, Pyramids and Pharaohs is a great book to pull everything together because it gives information on all things important Egypt. This book is a basic overview of everything about ancient Egypt and it helps readers learn about everything in fun pictures and text. The content is easy to learn for readers even as young as preschool because the pictures are so large and the text is minimal. Something else that is pretty neat about this book is because at the end of the book it has something called ancient Egypt discoveries, which gives short fun facts. The facts cover when the first pyramid was created, how many pyramids there are in all of Egypt, information about the Sphinx, and also tools that Gods used according to the Egyptians. This book is a good growth book where children can read it over and over and still learn something new.

When I saw this book I knew I could use it as an individual learning book for my students. The pictures in the book overtake the text so it is easy to understand at an early age but also can grow with a learner. The words are not complex so a reader of a more advanced level would be able to enjoy reading it. I would use this book to have students be able to look at it individually once we have talked about mummies, pyramids, and pharaohs. I think this would be better because then they will have knowledge of all of these topics and can show their knowledge if they are talking to an adult or a friend about Ancient Egypt. I could also possibly use the ancient Egypt discoveries page as a worksheet where children have to match the things learned throughout the book, which would be helpful for understanding content.

Deary, Terry. 2007. **The Awesome Egyptians Horrible Histories**. Scholastic Publishing. 144 pages. Chandler Public Library. Non-Fiction.

Horrible Histories The Awesome Egyptians is a fun read for child and adult to engage in together. The horrible history is a great series that gives students facts in a fun and sometimes-gory way. This book is another first reader because there are cartoons while you read that will keep children involved. The information is not really thrown out all at once, but in a simple way that children will not really realize they are learning until the end of the book. In this story you learn about how a mummy is made, the things that happened to the body of the person being mummified and also what you do with the organs after death. Other things that are learned throughout the book are the community around ancient Egypt, the beliefs and gods that the Egyptians worshiped. It is a great addition to an Ancient Egyptian unit of study.

I love this book! When I first picked it out I was a little taken back by the cover because it does have a cartoon mummy on it. I did not really think that this type of book could be non-fiction but when I began reading it I absolutely fell in love with it! There is so much information in this book that is given in a minimal way that some non-readers will even enjoy. I would use this book as a whole group lesson with my students and read a chapter a day about the topic we are learning about. I think that children will like to look at this book at individual time to read the cartoon comics that are on the pages of the book. I also think this would be a great way for students to research because they are learning something that is fun and the information could be used on the project I want them to work on. I think that this book and all 20 of my other books would teach my students a great deal about Ancient Egypt and the things that were of great importance to the people.