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5.0 out of 5 stars A very good book for learning about history!, 14 Feb 2007

By	KTS "Always Smile!" - See all my reviews

This review is from: The Awesome Egyptians (Horrible Histories) (Paperback)

This book is, contrary to some views, a very good read. It is designed to make learning about the "Awesome" Egyptians fun, and it achieves this with flying colours.

This book instructs you on how to make a mummy, tells you about some rather strange traditions and how to bury your own Pharoah in his own pyramid.

Overall, a perfect book to read for children and teenagers alike, combining Terry Deary's perfect humour with facts which will stick with the reader for the rest of their lives!

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21 of 21 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars `The Awesome Egyptians gives you some awful information about phabulous Pharaohs and poverty-stricken peasants ....' , 22 Mar 2007

By	A B CeDar - See all my reviews (TOP 50 REVIEWER)

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`The Awesome Egyptians gives you some awful information about phabulous Pharaohs and poverty-stricken peasants - who lived an awesome 5000 years ago!

Want to know:-

which king had the worst blackheads?
why some kings had to wear false beards?
why the peasants were revolting?

Read on to find some foul facts about death and decay, revolting recipes for 3000-year-old sweets, how to make a mean mummy, and some awful Egyptian arithmetic.
History with the nasty bits left in!
History has never been so horrible!'

A witty, colourful cover opens to 128 pages, split over 12 chapters:-

Egyptian fact-file
Awesome Egyptian events
Phascinating Pharaohs
The power of the pyramids
The pyramids
The magic of the mummies
The curse of the mummy's tomb
Gruesome grave robbers
The remarkable river
A gallery of gods
Awesome troublesome Egyptians
Live like an Egyptian

with an introduction and an epilogue.

Written with the typical Deary humour, aided by Peter Hepplewhite - in a variety of fonts, and superb illustrations/cartoons throughout, from Martin Brown.

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5.0 out of 5 stars Woah, neat book!, 11 May 2001

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This was a great book about ancient Eygptians. I especially liked how they measured things with parts of their bodies (for example the cubit and palm). The author even included some ancient Eygptian jokes. But some things are really gross, like how a cure for blindness entailed mashing up the eye of a pig with honey and red ochre and putting it in the patient's ear, yuck! There is a cartoon featuring two pigs, one who is blind and without eyes, the other with eyes. The pig without eyes says,"Stay clear of doctors!" to the other pig. It is really well written, blending humor and history, (to make history fun) and nice illustrations too. It even shows some Eygptian symbols including the ones for the words: all, life and protection. There is even a funny cartoon of a map of Eygpt where Terry Deary marks the part of the map with an X and labels it "Flying saucer landing site" (but scribbles it out).

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5.0 out of 5 stars fun history
This book helped to get my 8 year old son into reading (he's now 10 and reads a lot). It also gave him historical info and background in a fun way. Read more

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4.0 out of 5 stars HOT OFF THE PRESS - APRIL 2007 - REPRINTED EDITION
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5.0 out of 5 stars Awesome Book
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5.0 out of 5 stars Very good and educational
This book has good stuff for kids who dont like history. I was a teacher Harvard University and I find this book very enjoyable. Read more

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5.0 out of 5 stars Good book if you like egyptians
It is a good book . It teels you a lot that you don't find out at school and more!

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5.0 out of 5 stars It gives you the facts in an interesting way
It's a great book. It gives you all the facts, put in an interesting and funny way. Impossible to put down!

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