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Anubis Speaks!: A Guide to the Afterlife by the Egyptian God of the Dead


Secrets of the Ancient Gods

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No. of pages 128

Published: 2014

Great for age 7-10 years

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Who better than Anubis, the jackal-headed god of mummification, to serve as a guide through the dreaded Land of the Dead? In this fresh and imaginative approach to nonfiction, the first title in the Secrets of the Ancient Gods series, Anubis steers the reader through the Egyptian dark lands. Along the way, they meet fearsome gods and gruesome monsters. And they witness the battle of the gods against Apophis, the giant demon-snake trying to devour the world. With ghoulish humor and lots of attitude (he is a god, after all), Anubis introduces readers to ancient Egyptian beliefs and rituals including the secrets of mummification with panache and, if he does say so himself, drop-dead humor. Includes glossary, bibliography, and index.

 

 

This book is the winner of numerous awards

This book is part of a book series called Secrets Of the Ancient Gods .

There are 128 pages in this book. This book was published in 2014 by Boyds Mills Press .

Vicky Alvear Shecter is the author of Alexandar the Great Rocks the World, a Junior Library Guild selection and a Voice of Youth Advoc Writer/Illustrator Antoine Revoy has a long-held passion for all forms of comics--graphic novels, manga and bandes dessin es--fostered by his childhood living in Paris, France and Tokyo, Japan. Antoine's clients include Der Spiegel and New York Times, and his work has received acclaim by the Society of Illustrators, American Illustration , and Spectrum. Antoine currently teaches at the Rhode Island School of Design. He lives in Providence, RI, with his wife, illustrator Kelly Murphy.

 

This book is in the following series:

Secrets of the Ancient Gods

This book has been nominated for the following award:

Cybils Award - Nonfiction
This book was recognised in the Nonfiction category by the Cybils Award. The Cybils Awards is a group of readers passionate about seeking out and recognizing books that represent diversity, inclusion, and appropriate representation for children and teens. To accomplish that goal, the Cybils Awards works to recognize books written for children and young adults that combine both the highest literary merit and popular appeal.

"At the heart of this imaginative tour of the afterworld of Egyptian mythology is the judgment of the dead . . . Anubis serves as a wickedly funny tour guide. This book is packed with information . . . Anubis's narration, plus the incredible wealth of interesting detail, could make this book a hit in any library." --School Library Journal

" . . . an informative and unusually lively look at the Egyptian way of death." --Kirkus Reviews