- Paperback: 128 pages
- Publisher: Scholastic Hippo; Paperback edition (18 Jun 1993)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 0590552899
- ISBN-13: 978-0590552899
- Product Dimensions: 19.4 x 12.8 x 1.2 cm
- Average Customer Review: 4.9 out of 5 stars See all reviews (13 customer reviews)
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- #38 in Books > Children's Books > Reference > History & Geography
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Amazon.co.uk Review
In The Awesome Egyptians the persistent delving into the toilet of history by author Terry Deary and cohort Peter Hepplewhite leaves no stone - or rather, Pyramid - unturned in this hilariously vile Horrible History.
How to make your own mummy, how to test the theory that pyramids have magical powers and, among all the handy hints and tips, a few tales of dodgy Pharaohs and their nasty habits.
Anyone who ever thought they knew all they needed to know about the Egyptians and their strange ways will be amazed at the gaps in their knowledge as they discover which king had the most blackheads, unusual ways Victorians displayed their mummies and how to become a true Egyptian peasant in ten easy (or, in fact, rather difficult) stages.
The Awesome Egyptians will tickle the fancy of readers young and old, giving hieroglyphics and bandages a whole new, never to be forgotten meaning. --Susan Harrison
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History with the nasty bits left in. Awful information about phabulous Pharoahs, mean mummies, revolting recipes for 3000 year old sweets, and more. History has never been so horrible! For 9-12 year olds.
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9 of 9 people found the following review helpful
Format: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!
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!
4 of 4 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
.......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.
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.
12 of 14 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
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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awesome egyptians - wonderful
this is a wonderful and fun way for young people to understand more about the Egyptians and their amazing culture
Published 5 months ago by angelslayer
Excellent book
We have the whole pack of 20 books of Horrible Histories. Not all of them are horribly nice. Thus, this one is really god from every corner - lots of info about Egyptians (that... Read more
Published 8 months ago by Inna
Horrible Histories? Simply AWESOME!!!!
My God, I so wish these books were out when I was a lass. I'd have LOVED them!!
My history scores would have been better and ... oops, I digress! Read more
My history scores would have been better and ... oops, I digress! Read more
Published on 30 Sep 2009 by Lisa Francis
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
Published on 21 Nov 2008 by Ken Stevens
awsome book
I admire this book because it is outstanding, spooky and horrid.
The main reason I like it is because it has good words and phrases like 'he's wearing gold with embroidery,... Read more
The main reason I like it is because it has good words and phrases like 'he's wearing gold with embroidery,... Read more
Published on 30 Jan 2004 by "pdbell"
Awesome Book
This is a great book. It has heaps of information about the Egyptians from religion, to food, to growing up in Ancient Egypt. Read more
Published on 22 Dec 2003
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
Published on 31 Dec 2000
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!
Published on 22 Jun 2000
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!
Published on 21 April 2000
I really loved this book because of the jokes
This is one of the best books I have read
Published on 19 Mar 1999
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