National Geographic Kids Everything Ancient Egypt: Dig Into a Treasure Trove of Facts, Photos, and Fun

I bought this for my classroom (6th grade ancient history), but I literally had to smuggle it out of my house under the dark of night (ok, 6am darkness) so my own kids (aged 4 and 6) wouldn't know it was gone. They LOVE this book. We used to spend nights reading Fancy Nancy and Skippyjon Jones, but now they repeatedly request the "Egypt book" - and so we look at the amazing color photos, the incredible artist renderings, and the interesting collage-style facts that this book is filled with. Even the gruesome photos of the mummies (and there are several!) aren't too disgusting for my kids, and they are nicely arranged by brightly colored images of death masks and what the Pharaohs may have dressed like in life so they aren't too overpowering. There are so many interesting facts in this book that even I learned a lot - and I teach an entire unit on Ancient Egyptian history! Yes, this is a fabulous book, and I can't wait to get the Castle book in the same series. Will this book work as a single source for an Egyptian history project - no, probably not, but it's format makes it kid friendly and easy to read a few pages, glean some cool information, and hit the sack without feeling like you've filled your head with too much fluff. (The one downside was that it started falling apart WAY too quickly - the binding just wasn't put together very well - but I imagine this is probably a solitary issue and not something that happens across the board with all of these books. It would have been nicer in hardcover, but I'm a hardcover book snob!)

My grandson is studying Egypt and this is a great way to learn. =National Geographic is a great learning tool.

Good book

The book is great but too much things and pic. @ death

It fulfills keeping the interest of a three year old boy with a fascination with pyramids and mummies. At this point we are looking at the photos, and not reading the text.

This book---developed by National Geographic---is wonderful. It's designed and written for older children and teens, but adults will love it too. The book covers basic, everyday life in ancient Egypt. Great gift for those who would like a mini-history lesson. The 65-page 9-inch x 11-in. book comes with outstanding graphics and beautiful photographs.

2nd grader loves it! Lots of good info. Font is pretty small, so hard to read in low light, but it's geared for a bit older kids anyway.

brilliant colors, interesting factoids and can be read on a surface level for younger kids (mine is 3) or more in depth for kids who are a lil older and have more patience. Very informative and told in a fun way. Images are very well done, quality print. We bought it for my son's 4th bday party - he chose an Egyptian theme.