Magical Museum: Ancient Egypt

Magical Museum: Ancient Egypt follows a mummified cat chasing a magical scarab through a museum to provide a remarkably deep look into Ancient Egypt. Topics covered include mummification, the social pyramid, sarcophagi, King Tut’s tomb, pyramids and temples, Egyptian gods and religion, life in Egypt, furniture, art, hieroglyphics and scribes, fun and games, and boats. Indeed, the text is quite dense with facts, such as details about three types of hieroglyphics (pictograms, phonograms, and determinatives) and the five time periods of sarcophagi.
<brMagical Museum could prove an excellent source for a research paper for an older child or for an adult to read to a younger child with a real passion for Ancient Egypt. That said, this book may not be for every child as the text includes eight pages on the topic of mummification, including a detailed look into the steps used by the Egyptians to mummify a body and preserve the various organs in canopic jars. The illustrations are well drawn and visually interesting. For the right child, this book could prove very interesting.