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Ancient Egypt: Tales of Gods and Pharaohs
With compelling comic-style illustrations, a colossus's worth of facts, and dramatic fold-out spreads, Marcia Williams brings Egyptian myths to life.
The stories of the Egyptian pharaohs and their ancient gods are full of mystery and adventure. In this retelling of nine tales of ancient Egypt, Marcia Williams uses her signature comic-strip style to capture the rich mythology and early history of this great civilization. Beginning with powerful Ra rising from the waters of the Nile to create the gods of the earth, sky, and rain, Ancient Egypt takes readers through the curse of King Tut's tomb and the rise of Cleopatra-- with Rami, Ra's beloved cat, highlighting Egypt's many cultural and technological advances along the way. An instantly engaging, accessible introduction to an ancient civilization, this collection of stories is sure to fascinate and inspire young Egyptologists.
The stories of the Egyptian pharaohs and their ancient gods are full of mystery and adventure. In this retelling of nine tales of ancient Egypt, Marcia Williams uses her signature comic-strip style to capture the rich mythology and early history of this great civilization. Beginning with powerful Ra rising from the waters of the Nile to create the gods of the earth, sky, and rain, Ancient Egypt takes readers through the curse of King Tut's tomb and the rise of Cleopatra-- with Rami, Ra's beloved cat, highlighting Egypt's many cultural and technological advances along the way. An instantly engaging, accessible introduction to an ancient civilization, this collection of stories is sure to fascinate and inspire young Egyptologists.
48 pages, Hardcover
First published May 28, 2011
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Marcia Williams
74 books50 followersMarcia Williams began to develop her distinctive comic-book style at an early age: "When I was about ten and wrote home to my family from boarding school," she says, "I never wrote normal letters. I tried to tell my family about what I was doing in a way that was more fun. Also, my parents didn't let me read comic books, so I decided to create my own."
This former nursery school teacher blends her storytelling skills and humorous illustrations with well-known figures and stories from literature. Her unique style has produced such vivid works and action-packed books as GOD AND HIS CREATIONS: TALES FROM THE OLD TESTAMENT. "Working on the Old Testament was a joy," Marcia Williams says. "The tales are so rich, it is always possible to find something new within them. Yet, at the same time, they have all the comfort of the familiar." The artist also found pleasure in creating CHARLES DICKENS AND FRIENDS, which presents five retellings of classic Dickens tales. Of her inspiration for this book, she tells of a teacher she once had "who was extremely fierce and angry . . . except when she read the stories of Charles Dickens aloud. Through her, all his characters lived, and I was transported to their Victorian world. I hope that readers will also enter the wonderful world of Charles Dickens through this book."
With BRAVO, MR. WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE! and TALES FROM SHAKESPEARE Marcia Williams introduces young readers to the world of William Shakespeare's plays. Another classic she has made much more accessible to children--and more appreciated by them--is THE ILIAD AND THE ODYSSEY. "My mother read me classics, but until I got older I never found them interesting," she says. "If I could make these stories more accessible, I realized, kids wouldn't have to wait until they were grown-up to appreciate them."
Marcia Williams traveled extensively as a child and was educated in Sussex, England, and Switzerland. During her varied career she has worked as an interior designer and has assisted cartoon artist and designer Gerald Scarfe in making papier-mâché and cloth sculptures.
This former nursery school teacher blends her storytelling skills and humorous illustrations with well-known figures and stories from literature. Her unique style has produced such vivid works and action-packed books as GOD AND HIS CREATIONS: TALES FROM THE OLD TESTAMENT. "Working on the Old Testament was a joy," Marcia Williams says. "The tales are so rich, it is always possible to find something new within them. Yet, at the same time, they have all the comfort of the familiar." The artist also found pleasure in creating CHARLES DICKENS AND FRIENDS, which presents five retellings of classic Dickens tales. Of her inspiration for this book, she tells of a teacher she once had "who was extremely fierce and angry . . . except when she read the stories of Charles Dickens aloud. Through her, all his characters lived, and I was transported to their Victorian world. I hope that readers will also enter the wonderful world of Charles Dickens through this book."
With BRAVO, MR. WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE! and TALES FROM SHAKESPEARE Marcia Williams introduces young readers to the world of William Shakespeare's plays. Another classic she has made much more accessible to children--and more appreciated by them--is THE ILIAD AND THE ODYSSEY. "My mother read me classics, but until I got older I never found them interesting," she says. "If I could make these stories more accessible, I realized, kids wouldn't have to wait until they were grown-up to appreciate them."
Marcia Williams traveled extensively as a child and was educated in Sussex, England, and Switzerland. During her varied career she has worked as an interior designer and has assisted cartoon artist and designer Gerald Scarfe in making papier-mâché and cloth sculptures.
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November 23, 2015
This is a beautiful graphic journey through ancient Egyptian mythology. It combines graphic sequential art with picture-book style art and brings in elements of hieroglyphic and pictographic art as well. It's reverent and funny, gorgeous and silly, educational and entertaining. There is a lot going on in this little book!
I have been seeking out and enjoying several of Marcia Williams's books the last few months. But this book uniquely showcases the depths of her skill as an artist, historian and storyteller. She does a such a beautiful job of showing the ways in which the history of the pharaohs intermingles with myth, and how pharaohs used mythological stories to gain a kind of religious and nationalistic power and control.
She also allows the echoes of our monotheistic religions to ring through this book without ever speaking of them explicitly.
This is a smart book that makes sophisticated arguments even as it remains accessible and goofy to the end. What's not to love?
I have been seeking out and enjoying several of Marcia Williams's books the last few months. But this book uniquely showcases the depths of her skill as an artist, historian and storyteller. She does a such a beautiful job of showing the ways in which the history of the pharaohs intermingles with myth, and how pharaohs used mythological stories to gain a kind of religious and nationalistic power and control.
She also allows the echoes of our monotheistic religions to ring through this book without ever speaking of them explicitly.
This is a smart book that makes sophisticated arguments even as it remains accessible and goofy to the end. What's not to love?
January 21, 2015
"In the beginning, there was only the deep, dark water of Nun. Then out of the water rose an island. On the island stood Ra, the Shining One. Ra was the first god to stand on the land of Egypt." And so begins Marcia Williams' retelling of some of the most famous myths and historical stories of ancient Egypt.
The graphic novel form is perfect for the retelling of Egyptian myth. In part, as Williams explains, this is because "the ancient Egyptians were among the very first comic-strip artists." The comics and graphics created by Williams to illustrate these tales are beautiful, and they are patterned after ancient Egyptian paintings and hieroglyphs, making this book a lesson not just in some of the most important stories of Egypt, but also in their art.
The stories include Ra and the creation, Seth the Evil One, and Horus the Avenger. Then they move more to the realm of fact, though myth continues to pervade as Pharoah Zoser constructs the first pyramid (a step pyramid at Saqqara) and angers the gods by ignoring them. The book ends with the story of Queen Cleopatra, her ultimate death after loving two foreigners (rather than be taken by her enemies, she lets herself be bitten by an asp) and the end of the rule of the Pharaohs.
This book is the best concise retelling of the myths and history of ancient Egypt that I have come across. I highly recommend this book to adults, teenagers, and children wanting to delve into the stories of ancient Egypt.
The graphic novel form is perfect for the retelling of Egyptian myth. In part, as Williams explains, this is because "the ancient Egyptians were among the very first comic-strip artists." The comics and graphics created by Williams to illustrate these tales are beautiful, and they are patterned after ancient Egyptian paintings and hieroglyphs, making this book a lesson not just in some of the most important stories of Egypt, but also in their art.
The stories include Ra and the creation, Seth the Evil One, and Horus the Avenger. Then they move more to the realm of fact, though myth continues to pervade as Pharoah Zoser constructs the first pyramid (a step pyramid at Saqqara) and angers the gods by ignoring them. The book ends with the story of Queen Cleopatra, her ultimate death after loving two foreigners (rather than be taken by her enemies, she lets herself be bitten by an asp) and the end of the rule of the Pharaohs.
This book is the best concise retelling of the myths and history of ancient Egypt that I have come across. I highly recommend this book to adults, teenagers, and children wanting to delve into the stories of ancient Egypt.
October 2, 2011
Reason for Reading: I love mythology, Egyptian Mythology, and this series of books by Marcia Williams.
Typical of Marcia Williams' books this is set up in a comic strip format with the narrative told underneath the strips and funny, comical asides coming from the characters depicted in the cartoons. The most popular tales are told here in a fairly linear order so that one story leads onto the next with the exception of jumping many years to Cleopatra at the end. The book begins with the mythology of Ra, Isis, Thoth, etc and goes on to tell the tales of famous pharaohs Hatsheput, Thutmose, Tut, Cleopatra, etc. So the book isn't entirely mythology, though myths do surround some of the Pharaohs. Williams' artwork is beautiful as usual and the book includes two spreads where the pages unfold outwards to create large panoramic scenes. One thing that is missing, from her other books, is the usual detailed framed artwork around each page; here she has simply framed each piece with what look like papyrus plants. An added plus though, is along the bottom of each page is a continuous ticker where a cat tells a running commentary on interesting facts about Egyptian life: the role of cats (of course), agriculture, mummies, inventions, etc. A gorgeous book when all said and done; the tales are a good selection for an introduction to Egyptian mythology and pharaohs.
Typical of Marcia Williams' books this is set up in a comic strip format with the narrative told underneath the strips and funny, comical asides coming from the characters depicted in the cartoons. The most popular tales are told here in a fairly linear order so that one story leads onto the next with the exception of jumping many years to Cleopatra at the end. The book begins with the mythology of Ra, Isis, Thoth, etc and goes on to tell the tales of famous pharaohs Hatsheput, Thutmose, Tut, Cleopatra, etc. So the book isn't entirely mythology, though myths do surround some of the Pharaohs. Williams' artwork is beautiful as usual and the book includes two spreads where the pages unfold outwards to create large panoramic scenes. One thing that is missing, from her other books, is the usual detailed framed artwork around each page; here she has simply framed each piece with what look like papyrus plants. An added plus though, is along the bottom of each page is a continuous ticker where a cat tells a running commentary on interesting facts about Egyptian life: the role of cats (of course), agriculture, mummies, inventions, etc. A gorgeous book when all said and done; the tales are a good selection for an introduction to Egyptian mythology and pharaohs.
September 4, 2011
This book provides a journey through Ancient Egyptian history in the form of a number of very short illustrated stories, focusing on different people and periods. Beginning with Ra and the birth of Egypt and continuing all the way to Cleopatra, the last Pharaoh, the book moves so quickly that characters sometimes seem to come and go before the reader has a chance to get to know them. The quirky and colourful illustrations, however, keep every page fresh and entertaining.
Tales of Gods and Pharaohs would be best used as an accompaniment to a Y3 or Y4 lesson on Ancient Egypt, visually reinforcing subject matter covered in an earlier group discussion or task. The emphasis on pictures, some of which are quite small, mean that it would be most suitable for individual or paired reading.
Tales of Gods and Pharaohs would be best used as an accompaniment to a Y3 or Y4 lesson on Ancient Egypt, visually reinforcing subject matter covered in an earlier group discussion or task. The emphasis on pictures, some of which are quite small, mean that it would be most suitable for individual or paired reading.
July 7, 2022
A different way to learn the Alphabet! Egyptian mythology and alphabet, can never start too young! While this book may be too long for the really young ones, the 3yr olds I read it too seemed to enjoy it. The stories included aren’t inappropriate for the kiddos and the artwork is simple
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February 25, 2016Two Graphic Novels: Book # 1
Ancient Egypt: Tales of Gods & Pharaohs by Marcia Williams (c) February 26, 2013
Genre: Traditional Literature
Target Audience: Primary
Text-to-text: I believe this text could be incorporated and paired when learning about ancient Egypt, mythology, and early history, such as King Tut and Cleopatra. In this graphic novel, nine classic tales of ancient civilization within Egypt is retold by incorporating engaging comic illustrations. Children may become more susceptible to this style of book due to the graphic illustrations and comic-strip like design. This style could be paired with a non-fiction book that informs the students of the information, while simultaneously using this graphic novel to incorporate something more to their liking.
Text-to-self: I chose this text because I am fascinated in ancient history, the culture of Egypt, and the Egyptians myths to life. I enjoyed reading about it growing up; however, feel like I could have benefited from a book of this style. After a select period of time, even certain books one is interested in become simple and somewhat boring. I would have enjoyed having graphic novels more common when I was a developing reader due to the fact that, in this instance, it merges a modern way of learning with classic historical information.
Text-to-world: This graphic novel is applicable to the world in which we live in because traditional literature, such as the stories of the Egyptian pharaohs, are taught to primary age children growing up. Children’s may have difficulty connecting to simple non-fiction books that only inform the reader of the facts and stories. Having an informational text about traditional literature in a comic book format is beneficial because it engages the student in a new way, integrating age-appropriate material that appeals to eye of the reader.
Ancient Egypt: Tales of Gods & Pharaohs by Marcia Williams (c) February 26, 2013
Genre: Traditional Literature
Target Audience: Primary
Text-to-text: I believe this text could be incorporated and paired when learning about ancient Egypt, mythology, and early history, such as King Tut and Cleopatra. In this graphic novel, nine classic tales of ancient civilization within Egypt is retold by incorporating engaging comic illustrations. Children may become more susceptible to this style of book due to the graphic illustrations and comic-strip like design. This style could be paired with a non-fiction book that informs the students of the information, while simultaneously using this graphic novel to incorporate something more to their liking.
Text-to-self: I chose this text because I am fascinated in ancient history, the culture of Egypt, and the Egyptians myths to life. I enjoyed reading about it growing up; however, feel like I could have benefited from a book of this style. After a select period of time, even certain books one is interested in become simple and somewhat boring. I would have enjoyed having graphic novels more common when I was a developing reader due to the fact that, in this instance, it merges a modern way of learning with classic historical information.
Text-to-world: This graphic novel is applicable to the world in which we live in because traditional literature, such as the stories of the Egyptian pharaohs, are taught to primary age children growing up. Children’s may have difficulty connecting to simple non-fiction books that only inform the reader of the facts and stories. Having an informational text about traditional literature in a comic book format is beneficial because it engages the student in a new way, integrating age-appropriate material that appeals to eye of the reader.
October 23, 2016
Totally charming: I'm impressed with Marcia Williams' cartooning and storytelling for kids. This is one of her several books telling stories for young people in an accessible cartoon style.
Here is the publisher's text:
The stories of the Egyptian pharaohs and their ancient gods are full of mystery and adventure. In this retelling of nine tales of ancient Egypt, Marcia Williams uses her signature comic-strip style to capture the rich mythology and early history of this great civilization. Beginning with powerful Ra rising from the waters of the Nile to create the gods of the earth, sky, and rain, Ancient Egypt takes readers through the curse of King Tut’s tomb and the rise of Cleopatra-- with Rami, Ra’s beloved cat, highlighting Egypt’s many cultural and technological advances along the way. An instantly engaging, accessible introduction to an ancient civilization, this collection of stories is sure to fascinate and inspire young Egyptologists.
With compelling comic-style illustrations, a colossus’s worth of facts, and dramatic fold-out spreads, Marcia Williams brings Egyptian myths to life.
Ages 6 and up; Grade levels 1 and up.
Hardcover, $16.99 (Candlewick Press, 2011.)
Paperback also available at Carlos Museum Bookshop -
http://carlos.emory.edu/bookshop
Here is the publisher's text:
The stories of the Egyptian pharaohs and their ancient gods are full of mystery and adventure. In this retelling of nine tales of ancient Egypt, Marcia Williams uses her signature comic-strip style to capture the rich mythology and early history of this great civilization. Beginning with powerful Ra rising from the waters of the Nile to create the gods of the earth, sky, and rain, Ancient Egypt takes readers through the curse of King Tut’s tomb and the rise of Cleopatra-- with Rami, Ra’s beloved cat, highlighting Egypt’s many cultural and technological advances along the way. An instantly engaging, accessible introduction to an ancient civilization, this collection of stories is sure to fascinate and inspire young Egyptologists.
With compelling comic-style illustrations, a colossus’s worth of facts, and dramatic fold-out spreads, Marcia Williams brings Egyptian myths to life.
Ages 6 and up; Grade levels 1 and up.
Hardcover, $16.99 (Candlewick Press, 2011.)
Paperback also available at Carlos Museum Bookshop -
http://carlos.emory.edu/bookshop
November 27, 2012
Genre: Graphic Novel
Summary: The various tales and myths of the ancient Egyptian gods are told through the use of cartoon strips, word blurbs, and comical illustrations.
A. Area of Focus: Style
B. The author effectively presents information that can sometimes be dull for younger children to read in a very comical and engaging way.
C. Throughout the book, the author presents the story underneath of the cartoons while the people in the illustrations are saying/ doing the text says but usually with a funny action or quote. For example, on page 29, when a young prince's brothers are trying to turn their father against him, pictures are shown with each brother walking up the father tattling on him for something. The bubbles over their heads say things like "He broke your crown!". "He ate your supper!", and "He squashed your cat!". These are examples of tattling that students will be able to relate to.
Curriculum Connection: I would use this book in a lesson on mythology from various cultures.
Summary: The various tales and myths of the ancient Egyptian gods are told through the use of cartoon strips, word blurbs, and comical illustrations.
A. Area of Focus: Style
B. The author effectively presents information that can sometimes be dull for younger children to read in a very comical and engaging way.
C. Throughout the book, the author presents the story underneath of the cartoons while the people in the illustrations are saying/ doing the text says but usually with a funny action or quote. For example, on page 29, when a young prince's brothers are trying to turn their father against him, pictures are shown with each brother walking up the father tattling on him for something. The bubbles over their heads say things like "He broke your crown!". "He ate your supper!", and "He squashed your cat!". These are examples of tattling that students will be able to relate to.
Curriculum Connection: I would use this book in a lesson on mythology from various cultures.
September 16, 2013
This is a great, engaging book of myths and history of Ancient Egypt. Written half comic, half narrative style (the story told below the panes of illustrations, with some dialogue happening within the panes), it was entertaining and informative for me and my 7-year-old son. Right before reading it, we had read a chapter in Ancient Times: From the Earliest Nomads to the Last Roman Emperor about Egyptian Gods, and so it was interesting to then reread the story (Osiris and Set and the coffin) and to see two very different versions of the same story! Great opportunity to talk about how myths vary.
If you liked Ms. Frizzle's Adventures: Ancient Egypt, you will like this book. It has the same artistic style and sense of humor, with a little more focus and less dialogue overall.
If you liked Ms. Frizzle's Adventures: Ancient Egypt, you will like this book. It has the same artistic style and sense of humor, with a little more focus and less dialogue overall.
January 31, 2013
This book provides a journey through Ancient Egyptian history, beginning with Ra and the birth of Egypt, all the way to Cleopatra, the last of Egypt's great Pharaohs. The book is a quick glance at Egyptian Gods and Pharaohs-highlighting the most famous.
The book is written in a graphic novel format, with beautiful, atypical Egyptian artistry.
Personally I really enjoyed this book, I love Ancient Egyptian history, and I felt the illustrations did it justice and then some. In addition, not typically being a graphic novel fan, I liked how this illustrator, balanced the text with the pictures; sometimes I feel the word bubbles go over the top, making the book confusing to read, however this writer used blocks below the pictures for the story, and word bubbles with simple little, funny comments, making it clear where to go next within the story. I think this book would be good for grade 3rd grade and up.
The book is written in a graphic novel format, with beautiful, atypical Egyptian artistry.
Personally I really enjoyed this book, I love Ancient Egyptian history, and I felt the illustrations did it justice and then some. In addition, not typically being a graphic novel fan, I liked how this illustrator, balanced the text with the pictures; sometimes I feel the word bubbles go over the top, making the book confusing to read, however this writer used blocks below the pictures for the story, and word bubbles with simple little, funny comments, making it clear where to go next within the story. I think this book would be good for grade 3rd grade and up.
October 15, 2011
This includes several myths of Egyptian gods and several stories of their most famous pharaohs, including Osiris, Tutankamon, Hatshepsut, and Cleopatra among others. A subthesis is a description of how important cats were to Egyptions, which includes most of the gags of the book. The author's bias shows, with such a large proportion of the book devoted to the relatively few notable females in Ancient Egypt, including Isis, Hathor and Bastet. Very enjoyable introduction to Ancient Egypt. One complaint: Cleopatra comes off as a deserter, leaving Anthony to defeat at Actium. This act could be regarded in another sense than betrayal: she left a sure loss to save the lives of her soldiers, but only betrayal is mentioned.
April 18, 2017
Generally, I'm not fond of Marcia Williams' comic book-style illustrations, but in this case they suited the subject well. This is easily my favorite of all her books. Her colorful illustrations add a touch of humor to the stories of ancient Egypt's gods and Pharaohs with the side comments of some of the characters and the goofy looks on some of their faces. I particularly liked the comments and historical notes related by the cat in the bottom panels of the pages. I also enjoyed the fold-out pages for Pharaoh Zoser's step pyramid and Tutankhamen's coffins. This is a good book to give to reluctant readers or to readers who are just beginning to learn about ancient Egypt. Recommended.
November 13, 2011
With numerous characters, images and myths, tales of ancient Egypt can be confusing. Not so in "Ancient Egypt: Tales of Gods and Pharohs." Here, those stories play out in comic-style illustrations complete with fold-out spreads. This treatment offers a simplified and more accessible view. There's a lot going on in each frame and page, which can be a little overwhelming. Thankfully, there is a clear division between tales, creating perfect stopping points for when young readers hit information overload.
December 7, 2014
Don’t be deceived by its large, picture-book size. This is basically a graphic novel about ancient Egyptian myths, with the illustrations evoking ancient Egyptian art. It has nice, clean storytelling too, with the exception of a cat narrator at the bottom of each page, telling readers facts about ancient Egypt that are tangentially related to the main myth story featured above. The cat is a bit distracting, but it does provide some nice background info that will enrich students’ appreciation of the myths.
April 2, 2017
This book at first thought it would be confussing it may be for young children, maybe more older children that can keep up with so much at one time. This book begins with Ra and the creation of Egypt continuing with Egypt Pharoahs ending with Clepatra. It goes quite fast but with its meaning present. I feel like I had never read a book like this and it was very interesting and I enjoyed it. It had a lot of history, for example why a cat has nine lives.
March 31, 2012
What Marcia Williams does is brilliant. She grabs Shakespeare's plays, and the Canterbury Tales, and the Seven Voyages of Sinbad and the like, and transforms them into shorter, funnier stories that allow kids to enjoy them, get the general gist, and, perhaps most importantly, understand what happens in these stories beneath their veneer of language and manners.
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February 7, 2017
Really fun way to teach kids about the gods of Egypt.
July 4, 2012
Marcia Williams' books are great. They read quite a bit like comics.
Ancient Egypt being a fascination in the house, this book was an easy winner here. It was nice to get to read some of the mythology in an easy format. The jump from Tutankhamen to Cleopatra is a bit abrupt, though somewhat understandable.
Ancient Egypt being a fascination in the house, this book was an easy winner here. It was nice to get to read some of the mythology in an easy format. The jump from Tutankhamen to Cleopatra is a bit abrupt, though somewhat understandable.
January 16, 2012
A rollicking, if rapid romp through ancient Egypt in colorful comic book style complete with peanut gallery.
February 27, 2012
Awesome Childrens book that tells about the major Pharohs of ancient Egypt in an easy to read format.
July 22, 2013
Lovely pictures, good selection of stories. The cat which somewhat leads you through the book is cute, if a bit distracting.
October 7, 2014
The kids LOVE this comic-style tale of ancient Egyptian gods and pharaohs.
March 24, 2015
This comic-strip style book is clearly written by an enthusiast rather than an expert, but it is quite entertaining and engaging nonetheless, just don't rely upon it as an authoritative source.
February 21, 2016
So adorable. It covers myth and history in such a cute way! And I love Amun ra's cat!
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December 3, 2019I did chuckle when the book informed all readers that they'd probably be cursed for reading the book wrong. Other than that, I've got no reason to recommend this book to anyone, or read it again for myself.
I was looking for a specific fact about ancient Egypt and it definitely didn't have that answer.
I did learn that Cleopatra was the last Pharaoh of Egypt, unless I read that in a different book.
I was looking for a specific fact about ancient Egypt and it definitely didn't have that answer.
I did learn that Cleopatra was the last Pharaoh of Egypt, unless I read that in a different book.
August 5, 2021
When I first opened this book, I was a little disappointed - I'm not a huge fan of the comic book style format. But, this book definitely won me over. The stories are simple and I found that the small pictures enhanced the understanding as we learned about these ancient Egyptian Gods and Pharaohs. I even came to appreciate Rami the cat, who had his own "column" in the book to share information about the importance of cats in the Egyptian culture.
June 8, 2020
Marcia Williams does it again with a book that’s as fun and attractive as her retelling of the Greek myths. Like that book, though, Ancient Egypt lacks depth, even for a truncated cartoon. The stories as retold by Williams have a superficial and throwaway quality. As I say, fun and attractive, though, and I did learn something.
January 9, 2022
My daughter brought this home from school. The illustrations are wonderful. We read it together as I wanted to be there to answer any questions. I wanted to make sure she understood these are stories not truth. I didn’t like how there were another story at the bottom of the pages.
April 17, 2022
This was my least favorite the very first page was confusing to read, the illustrations were not of my liking and the stories were kind of hard to follow. They do a couple of sections that fold out and that was nice but still not one I would want to read again.
May 4, 2018
Shouldn't all history be presented this way?!
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