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About The Book
With this book about ancient Egypt, you’ll become an expert and wow your friends and teachers with awesome ancient facts: Did you know that some Egyptians used to shave their eyebrows whenever a cat died? Or that some people worshiped a god of lettuce? With great illustrations, cool trivia, and fun quizzes to test your knowledge, this guide will have you on your way to whiz-kid status in no time.
About The Illustrator
Mike Lowery is an illustrator and fine artist whose work has been seen in galleries and publications internationally. Mike is the illustrator of Moo Hoo and Ribbit Rabbit by Candace Ryan; The Gingerbread Man Loose in the School by Laura Murray; and the Doctor Proctor’s Fart Powder novels by Jo Nesbø. Currently he is a professor of illustration at the Savannah College of Art and Design in Atlanta, Georgia, where he lives with a lovely German frau, Katrin, and his super genius daughter, Allister. Visit him at MikeLowery.com.
Product Details
- Publisher: Little Simon (September 15, 2015)
- Length: 160 pages
- ISBN13: 9781481429542
- Grades: 3 - 5
- Ages: 8 - 10
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Awards and Honors
- CBC/NCSS Notable Children's Book in Social Studies
- Kansas NEA Reading Circle List Intermediate Title
- MSTA Reading Circle List
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