Tutankhamun lived in Egypt almost 3,500 years ago. He was born around 1362 BC and became pharoah when he was about nine years old. This book describes Tutankhamun's life in Egypt and to put his life in context it also shows what was happening elsewhere in the world from around 2,000 to 1000 BC. To help the reader find their way about the book, each chapter has been divided into seven sections. Each section describes a different part of the world, and is headed by a colour bar which indicates which areas are relevant in the text below. There is a time line giving an outline of world events in Tutankhamun's time, and a map which shows some of the most significant places in this book.

 

 

There are 48 pages in this book.

It is aimed at Young Adult readers. The term Young Adult (YA) is used for books which have the following characteristics: (1) aimed at ages 12-18 years, US grades 7-12, UK school years 8-15, (2) around 50-75k words long, (3) main character is aged 12-18 years, (4) topics include self-reflection, internal conflict vs external, analyzing life and its meaning, (5) point of view is often in the first person, and (6) swearing, violence, romance and sexuality are allowed.

This book was published in 1997 by HarperCollins Publishers .

The Unknown Adventurer is still believed to be at large in the wild.

This book has the following chapters: The story of Tutankhamun; the world 2000-1000BC; time line; around the world; famous rulers and leaders; how people lived; discovery and invention; the creative world; beliefs and ideas