FOllow the adventures of Ptoni, has Dad and the cat, Ptiddles, on their leaky old trading boat. They sail up and down the Nile trying to earn a living bartering any produce they can get their hands on. Dad is a useless businessman and the crew are the laziest group of layabouts ever to get on a boat, so it's up to Ptoni to see things through. These funny, joke-packed books are the seventh and eighth in the series. Cartoon illustrations add to the humour and enhance the text. A special section at the back of the book gives notes on interesting facts about everyday life. A humorous introduction to life in Ancient Egypt. THE WOBBLY OBELISK - Dad hasn't paid his taxes, so his boat is impounded and he and the lads are forced to join the gang of workers, led by architect Breezbloc, toiling on a memorial to Pharaoh Armenlegup. But when erected, the memorial obelisk wobbles and Dad is sentenced to beheading! It's up to Ptoni to sort things out.

 

This is volume 3 in Nile Files .

There are 64 pages in this book. This book was published 2002 by Hachette Children's Group .

Philip Wooderson is an established children's author who has written for A. & C. Black, Orchard and Heinemann