- School & Library Binding: 248 pages
- Publisher: Turtleback Books (Oct 1999)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 0785794697
- ISBN-13: 978-0785794691
- Product Dimensions: 18.8 x 13.2 x 2.5 cm
- Average Customer Review: 3.8 out of 5 stars See all reviews (24 customer reviews)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 5,093,011 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
The Golden Goblet is about a boy called Ranofer who lives in Ancient Egypt. His dream is to become a master goldsmith, however his mean half-brother, Gebu the Stonecutter, apprentices him against his will at his own stonecutting shop. Ranofer's life changes when he accidentally discovers a priceless posession of Gebu's.
The main theme in The Golden Goblet is friendship. Ranofer's whole personality and view on life was changed by his friendship with his two friends, Heqet and the Ancient. Had he not have had his friends to back him up, Ranofer would never have had the courage to do what he had to do.
I liked The Golden Goblet because it had a very satisfying ending. The way it was written was very realistic and had lots of detail which made the book even better.
The main theme in The Golden Goblet is friendship. Ranofer's whole personality and view on life was changed by his friendship with his two friends, Heqet and the Ancient. Had he not have had his friends to back him up, Ranofer would never have had the courage to do what he had to do.
I liked The Golden Goblet because it had a very satisfying ending. The way it was written was very realistic and had lots of detail which made the book even better.
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
The Golden Goblet, by Eloise Jarvis McGraw, is a pretty good book. It takes place in Ancient Egypt. It is about a boy, Ranofer, and how he finds out that his mean half-brother is tomb robber, and what he does about it. I'm a seventh grader and I had to read it for language arts. Most people in my grade hated it, but I thought it was pretty good. It was definetly not the best I've read, but I know I would like to read it again. I recommend that you read this book. For some people, it might seem long. I think it is a good reading level for my age, though older or younger may injoy it. One thing bad is that it starts out really slow. Read this book!
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
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I first read this book when I was twelve. Now, years later, I still love it. The first chapter was interesting - not deadly exciting, but I really liked Ancient Egypt at the time (still do) so I kept at it. I admit, I fell asleep while reading the second chapter, but not long after I woke up and started reading again, I couldn't put it down. The first real book I ever read. I loved this book, and still do!
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The Golden Goblet - Children's fiction
I had this book as a child and was gripped by it then so I was delighted to find it on Amazon. It would be a really good read for (or to) a child studying Eqyption history. Read more
Published on 6 Mar 2010 by Ms. S. J. Mackey
Great Book, I can see why it won a Medal
I really liked this book a few years ago and evan now I still like it. It was so good that I couldn't put it down after I started reading it. Read more
Published on 20 Mar 2001
The book was very exciting and informative.
Eloise McGraw used a lot of detail which was nice. Although the beginning started out slow, as the story grew, it got better. Read more
Published on 3 Feb 1999
This book had way to much hard vocab in it!!!!!
Gebu is the worst brother ever! How can he beat Ranofer and tell him he's crap? I think this book is psycho. Read more
Published on 30 Jan 1999
Good Book
I read this book in about 1 1/2 days. It was very exciting and it kept my attenion span, but a little hard to read with all that Egyptian vocab. Read more
Published on 2 Jan 1999
Great story ruined by hard vocabulary and fluency!!!!
This book was not *fun* to read. When you are ready to relax going in to bed, you want to be able to read with enjoyment. Read more
Published on 7 Dec 1998
HALF BROTHERS WITH GOLDEN DREAMS
The two sons of Thutra--deceased goldsmith of ancient Thebes--are as opposite as Osiris and Set, with the boy in thrall to the man. Read more
Published on 5 Aug 1998
This is *not* a slow book *at all*!
Take it from someone who's frineds can testify that Rachel will put a book down immeadiately if it's not exciting within the first 20 pages. Read more
Published on 26 Jun 1998
A great way to learn about ancient Egyptian culture
The Golden Goblet provides us with an easy way to learn about ancient Egypt. The reader feels as though he or she is really with Ranofer, a young boy who is abused by his... Read more
Published on 7 April 1998
Too muchn detail of Egypt but it's still exciting!
This book had lots of detail on Egypt but I think too much! The first chapters were boring, I think my teacher just made us read it because we were studying Egypt. Read more
Published on 8 Mar 1998
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