Customer Reviews
Excellent starter for Primary age children - By: Primary teacher, 05 Apr 2007 
I am a teacher who has long been looking for a simplified version of the Egyptian myths. This book fits the bill exactly! I loved the questions & extra info at the end of each story & the answers at the back!! This is a great book for me to use with the children or for Key Stage 2 children to read by themselves. Little touches, such as the hieroglyphic name plate & the animated scribe, make it very child-friendly. Truly excellent value for money!!
A,B,C of Egyptian Myths - By: Mr. M. A. Bowles, 10 Jan 2006 I bought this book to introduce my children to some of the Egyptian Myths & put a few ghosts to bed. Unfortunately, some of the characters such as Osiris, Seth & Isis appear to have been hijacked by various computer games, trading cards & cartoon characters & the original ethos lost. The book is interactive & allows the younger Egyptologist to take on ownership by writing their namein Hieroglyphs within a Cartouche. This then leads the reader into a map of the ancient world where the Egyptian Empire was powerful & larger than most people realise. Joyce has done an excellent job of targeting the younger audience by selecting stories of interest, using words with kid-appeal & tailoring the tales to a manageable length. To reinforce the legends Joyce has provided questions & answers at the end of each story & this helps adults using the book for bed time story telling! The author has also selected to tell the story of the battle of Kadesh that is based on historical fact. Ramess II fought the Hittite army there & then appears to have put his spin doctors to workin providing a version of the battle for public consumption-no change there then!
Each epic has supporting illustrations by Julian Heath that helps to emphasise key points & introduce young minds to the 2-dimensional representations of a complex Egyptian World! There is an added bonus that the corners of the book have a scribe & a mummy that write & walk when the pages are flicked- a main talking point for children! I would recommend this book for any younger readers interestedin Egyptology especially if they want to better understand the creation myth & the gods associated with it. Joyce has done her homework wellin providing children with a book that can kick-start them into a fascinating world where Gods & Men shared the same land.
