We Are the Ancient Egyptians: Meet the People Behind the History

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Step back in time to Ancient Egypt and meet some of the many people who lived, worked, and played during that time. From a necropolis builder to a tomb robber, a brewer to an embalmer, and a slave girl to the Pharaoh himself - each one will share with you the story of their own daily life. Together, they are the Ancient Egyptians.

Featuring 19 different characters from Ancient Egyptian times, as well as an introduction to the Ancient Egyptian world, a key to decoding hieroglyphics and a timeline of key events, this book provides a new angle on a classic subject, bringing the ancient world to life.

Author Bio

David Long is a highly acclaimed, internationally published author of non-fiction for both children and adults, whose engaging, imaginative and well-informed books reflect an unquenchable thirst for those events and personalities that illuminate the past. His bookSurvivors (Faber & Faber) won the Blue Peter Book Award 2017.Allen Fatimaharan is a FAB prize finalist, whose debut picture book,My Hair (Faber, 2019), is longlisted for the Klaus Flugge Prize 2020 and shortlisted for the BookTrust Storytime Prize 2020. Allen is currently working on his second picture book as well as illustrating middle-grade novelLlama Out Loud! (Egmont, 2020).