Hieroglyphs

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Hieroglyphs
Author: Milton, Joyce
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Time Period: Early Civilization
Time Frame: 3200 BCE-400 CE
Geographic Area: Africa
Country: Ancient Egypt
Topics: Hieroglyphs
Genre: Non Fiction
Reading Age: Lower Elementary
Format: Picture Book
Published: 2000


World History > Early Civilization > Ancient Egypt

Ancient Egypt is a subject of never-ending fascination for primary grade kids. Here they learn all about hieroglyphs, the beautiful pictogram writing that appears on mummy cases, papyrus scrolls, tomb walls, etc. What do the different symbols mean? How did we learn to decipher hieroglyphs? What was school and learning to read and write like for children of ancient Egypt? The information is accessible and fascinating, plus kids have the fun of creating hieroglyph messages and "works of art" using the accompanying stencil.

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