"Why were pyramids pyramid shaped?" "How were they built?" "Who were the ancient Egyptians?" "Why did they write on walls?" These are just a few of the questions likely to be asked about ancient Egypt by an inquisitive child. Designed to stimulate further questioning and discovery, this title is one of a history series for children of six and upwards. Packed with pictures, concise text and reader activities, the book brings ancient Egypt to life. It also looks at how we know about life along the Nile over 5,000 years ago.

 

This book is part of a book series called Usborne Starting Point History .

This book is aimed at children in primary school.

There are 32 pages in this book. This book was published 1995 by Usborne Publishing Ltd .

This book has the following chapters: Who built the pyramids?; why are pyramids pyramid-shaped?; what was inside a pyramid?; why did they stop building pyramids?; who ruled Egypt?; where did the Egyptians live?; what were their houses like?; did they care about fashion?; what was Egyptian food like?; how did the Egyptians get around?; what did the Egyptians do for fun?; did the Egyptians believe in God?; where did they worship their gods and goddesses?; what were their towns and cities like?; could the Egyptians read and write?.