Pyramids, Mummies, and Pharaohs: A Book About Ancient Egypt

Written and Illustrated by Gail Gibbons

Little, Brown Books for Young Readers, 2004

32 pages

Nonfiction

 

                       Gail Gibbons has many wonderful nonfiction books that children love to read. She does an excellent job on all of her books and this one is no different. This story takes you through ancient Egypt when Pharaohs ruled and what life was like for people back then. It describes the beliefs of the people, what people did from day to day, and describes the customs of the people. I chose this book because I love Gail Gibbons work and was interested to see what this book entailed.

                      Gibbons created the illustrations with pen and paintbrush. She is very descriptive and specific with her illustrations so that the reader can get a realistic idea of her stories. This book is focused on the illustrations which cover each page completely. The illustrations are labeled showing different details from Ancient Egypt and the text is placed below each picture. This book has not received any awards.

                      This book could be used during social studies time. You split your class into groups, assign them different things from the book, and have them draw a picture of their topic and write words to describe what they drew. You could also have your students connect slaves back then to slaves in the united states and have them compare and contrast the two.