Discover Ancient Egypt and write about it!
Find out about life in ancient Egypt, from Egyptian fashion and culture, to ancient gods and important Pharaohs. Read about hieroglyphs and the Rosetta Stone and discover Tutankhamun's famous tomb.

Ideal for readers aged 9+, the Writing History series combines written evidence from the past with engaging writing activities to explore the fascinating worlds of ancient civilisations. Children can learn exciting facts and be inspired to write their own historical documents including diary entries, recipes, letters, speeches and much more!

This book is part of a book series called Great Civilisations .

This book is aimed at children in primary school.

There are 32 pages in this book. This book was published 2017 by Hachette Children's Group .

Anita Ganeri is an award-winning author of children's books, specializing in geography.

This book has the following chapters:

• 1: Who were the ancient Egyptians?
• 2: Ancient Egyptians at home
• 3: WRITING HISTORY: A scribe's letter
• 4: Pharaohs and wars
• 5: WRITING HISTORY: Interview with a pharaoh
• 6: Gods and beliefs
• 7: WRITING HISTORY: Day in the life
• 8: Death and the afterlife
• 9: WRITING HISTORY: Newspaper report
• 10: Glossary and Further Information
• 11: Index