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Overview
You know you were born to rule! But will the ancient Egyptians choose you? Find out by putting yourself in line to be their next princess. This intriguing book will groom you for your all-important interview with the pharaohs.
You'll dress to impress, and to stay cool in the desert heat. You'll check out your palatial new home. And your new royal family will be there to answer all your questions: What are your duties at court? Will you attend official ceremonies and banquets? What about school? And travel? All you need to know to become an Egyptian princess is wonderfully illustrated here. Good luck, Your Highness!
Synopsis
You know you were born to rule! But will the ancient Egyptians choose you? Find out by putting yourself in line to be their next princess. This intriguing book will groom you for your all-important interview with the pharaohs.
You'll dress to impress, and to stay cool in the desert heat. You'll check out your palatial new home. And your new royal family will be there to answer all your questions: What are your duties at court? Will you attend official ceremonies and banquets? What about school? And travel? All you need to know to become an Egyptian princess is wonderfully illustrated here. Good luck, Your Highness!
Susie Wilde - Children's Literature
The book starts with a page that imitates a period communique—papyrus posting job descriptions, listing duties, and suggesting how one might attain the position of Egyptian princess. Use of the second person begins right away and places the child-reader smack-dab in the middle of history. The book recounts information with sound-bytes arranged in scrapbook style, each page filled with four to five drawings that give a visual sense of the period and specifics about the "job." For example, you learn how each of the princess' hundreds of linen tunics would take a weaver nine months to make. You view a delicious menu for a pharaoh's feat (including roast quail and honey cakes) and learn the downside of being an Egyptian princess—sand! Sand gets in your food, wears down your teeth, inflames your eyes, and dries your throat. The book ends with a multiple choice "Your Interview" page to see if the reader has learned enough to earn the job. 2006, National Geographic, Ages 8 to 11.
Editorials
Children's Literature
The book starts with a page that imitates a period communique—papyrus posting job descriptions, listing duties, and suggesting how one might attain the position of Egyptian princess. Use of the second person begins right away and places the child-reader smack-dab in the middle of history. The book recounts information with sound-bytes arranged in scrapbook style, each page filled with four to five drawings that give a visual sense of the period and specifics about the "job." For example, you learn how each of the princess' hundreds of linen tunics would take a weaver nine months to make. You view a delicious menu for a pharaoh's feat (including roast quail and honey cakes) and learn the downside of being an Egyptian princess—sand! Sand gets in your food, wears down your teeth, inflames your eyes, and dries your throat. The book ends with a multiple choice "Your Interview" page to see if the reader has learned enough to earn the job. 2006, National Geographic, Ages 8 to 11.—Susie Wilde