Hide and Seek History: Ancient Egyptians

by Jonny Marx, Chaaya Prabhat (Illustrator)

With more than 80 lift-the-flaps readers can discover incredible stories, supersititions, and astonishing aspects of ancient Egypt.

With more than 80 lift-the-flaps and with flaps under flaps, readers can discover the truth behind some of ancient Egypt's most incredible stories and superstitions, and unearth the most astonishing aspects of an illustrious culture in this immersive book.

Genres: History, Picture Books, Childrens

16 pages, Hardcover

First published January 1, 2021

About the author

Jonny Marx lives in London, where he works as a children's book editor and author.

From a compendium of mythical monsters and a chronology of prehistoric creatures, to books about crime capers, lost unicorns, incredible human beings and humankind, Jonny has worked on more than 60 titles (and counting!).

Reviews

[Barbara · Rating 3 out of 5]

This one is a 3.5 for me, and I know anyone interested in Egypt would love it. Many fourth, fifth, and sixth grade students are fascinated by Egypt, and they'd enjoy lifting the many flaps--some even have more flaps beneath the top flaps--to learn all sorts of interesting facts about the ancient Egyptian and their burial practices. This well-designed book features pages about Egyptologists, the pyramids, religious practices, mummies, gods and goddesses, life on the Nile, daily life. There's even information about crocodiles, games, sports, and fashion provided so that readers realize that the pyramids and pharaohs weren't the only part of this ancient land. Still, several of the flaps are in the form of a pyramid, which is appropriate for the subject area. The use of vibrant colors, vivid oranges and reds, make the pages almost seem to pulse with warmth and life. I'm a sucker for books like these and could browse them for hours. Any teacher planning a unit on Egypt will want to add this one to the classroom collection. It's worth noting that while Howard Carter, who uncovered King Tut's tomb, is mentioned, so are other archeologists and Egyptologists. It might have been important to point out that many of Egypt's treasures were removed by Westerners, a wrong that Egyptians today are trying to rectify. It's also worth being reminded that Egypt wasn't the only place where pyramids were built. Honestly, even someone who knows a lot about this topic can learn something new from the book.

[Kailey (Luminous Libro) · Rating 4 out of 5]

This book is full of cool facts about Ancient Egypt! The first section talks about archeology and how ancient tombs and artifacts have been discovered. You have to lift the flaps to look underground, into the maps, or within the archeologist's tent.

There are also sections all about the pyramids, mummies, the Nile, the daily life, and the religious beliefs of the ancient Egyptians. I didn't really care about the list of their all gods and goddesses, but I enjoyed all the other sections very much.

The artwork is really bright and colorful, and I loved the lift-the-flap designs of this book. Sometimes you lift a flap and see another flap underneath! It's like a mystery within another mystery, and it's so much fun to discover each new thing.


Disclaimer: I received a copy of this book from the publisher in exchange for a free and honest review. All the opinions stated here are my own true thoughts, and are not influenced by anyone.

[Jessica · Rating 4 out of 5]

Loved this, can not wait to add these to library

[elstaffe · Rating 5 out of 5]

The engineering alone would merit five stars, but the illustrations are also gorgeous, and I enjoyed the information presented (some of which I didn't know!).