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Egyptomania
Find out all about Ancient Egypt in this beautifully illustrated and innovative Lift The Flap book.
Learn what Ancient Egyptians wore, what's inside a pyramid, how a mummy is made and much much more by lifting the flaps and discovering the secrets hiding underneath!
Learn what Ancient Egyptians wore, what's inside a pyramid, how a mummy is made and much much more by lifting the flaps and discovering the secrets hiding underneath!
16 pages, Hardcover
Published October 3, 2017
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August 24, 2018
What a lovely and fun interactive book! Kind of like a minute museum, with fold outs and pop ups and things that move. It shares a good amount of Egyptian history and lore. Great for inquisitive minds of all sizes!
December 13, 2017
Something very good has been happening in children's non-fiction over the past few years. This is something to add to that realm of good things. Big, bold and rather deliciously put together, Egyptomania is a look at several key aspects of Ancient Egypt. Where this book differs is that it's a hybrid of fact and papercraft; nearly every page has a fold out or a tag to explore further.
It's a beautiful book. Giuliani's artwork is wonderful; clean, big and rather wonderful, ranging over topics such as temples, pharoahs and the ever-appealing mummification rituals. The mummification page in fact is one of the best in this book, and allows the reader to quite literally peel back the layers of the mummy and discover the processes which have helped to create it. It's very nicely done, and one of those spreads that makes you realise the benefit of papercraft in a non-fiction book like this.
I would have welcomed a slightly more robust paper quality here, but I do recognise that there's a balance to be made between the level of engineering that's gone into making this work and the final price point. Having said that however, in the hands of a careful reader this book's a gem. It's distinct, it's interesting, and it's genuinely very beautifully done.
My thanks to the publisher for a review copy.
It's a beautiful book. Giuliani's artwork is wonderful; clean, big and rather wonderful, ranging over topics such as temples, pharoahs and the ever-appealing mummification rituals. The mummification page in fact is one of the best in this book, and allows the reader to quite literally peel back the layers of the mummy and discover the processes which have helped to create it. It's very nicely done, and one of those spreads that makes you realise the benefit of papercraft in a non-fiction book like this.
I would have welcomed a slightly more robust paper quality here, but I do recognise that there's a balance to be made between the level of engineering that's gone into making this work and the final price point. Having said that however, in the hands of a careful reader this book's a gem. It's distinct, it's interesting, and it's genuinely very beautifully done.
My thanks to the publisher for a review copy.
June 8, 2024
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September 27, 2019
Beautifully illustrated and factual. The pop-ups, flaps, and graphic art style made this an engaging read. The only thing detracting from the work was an at times stilted feel to the script and only two listed sources in the copy I had. Other than that, a truly lovely book for anyone interested in Ancient Egypt or any child learning about the culture.
August 27, 2018
Why we chose this book:
I have been fascinated by ancient Egypt since I was in sixth grade. Happily for me, T became interested in the ancient Egyptians when he was two and acquired Playmobil History figures of an Egyptian warrior, a servant, and Cleopatra. Laurence King Publishing provided a copy for review.
Mom's Review (V)
An introduction to ancient Eyptian life and death.
I wish that I could have had this book as a kid, or at least as a teacher when I taught my sixth graders about ancient Egypt! It is a fabulous introduction to a wealth of topics. Children get just enough information to understand the basics of religion, economy, daily life, and geography. There are multiple lift-the-flaps and pop-ups. The art is eye-catching and in the ancient Egyptian style. The size is BIG. And the text appropriate to a grade-school audience. Put all of this together, and you get a fun book that can inspire children to learn more about history and an ancient culture. Ancient Egypt was always one of my students' favorite units. I know that if I had had this book in my classroom, someone would always have been paging through it.
Son's Review (T)
(Age: 3 and 1/2 years)
While reading:
Son: The blue is the water. I know what the water is. Why is the Nile important?
Mom: That's a good question. How can we find out?
Son: Read!
Mom: So, why is it important, now that we've read?
Son: Because they need water where their homes are.
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Son: That would be a nice pool to swim in.
Mom: It says that they had refreshing pools with colorful fish.
Son: Like blue and orange. And I think that is a fish too.
Mom: That is a lotus.
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Son: I want to read about their tools.
Mom: Okay. We need to open this up...this is a scepter. And that is a cobra that goes on the front of the crown.
Son: Hey! That's what's on Cleopatra's crown!
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Mom: What do you like about this book so far?
Son: I like that it's a pop-up.
Mom: And, T, what's the favorite thing you've learned so far?
Son: We learned something that's really new. I'll show you. We learned what this [the ankh] is.
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Mom: You should recognize this. You see it at the yimmy [museum].
Son: It's a mummy. It's a dead body. It's covered with bandages.
After reading:
Mom: What were some interesting things you learned in this book?
Son: About this thing that goes on their crowns. It's a snake, but I don't remember the name.
Mom: It's a cobra.
Son, authoritatively: It's a cobra.
Mom: What else was interesting?
Son: That there was a monster god. If the people were bad, then he ate the people.
Mom: Well, not the people but their ba. That's like a soul. What would you like to know more about?
Son: I would like to, um, I would like to learn about...about what this tool is. (points to the flail)
Mom: What did you like about the book?
Son: I liked lifting all the flaps!
Mom: If you could go to Egypt, what would you want to see?
Son: I would see this [a lotus flower]. And I think we are going to.
Mom: Well, we can't go to Egypt right now, but is there anywhere we can go to see things from Egypt?
Son: Yes. The yimmy [museum].
I have been fascinated by ancient Egypt since I was in sixth grade. Happily for me, T became interested in the ancient Egyptians when he was two and acquired Playmobil History figures of an Egyptian warrior, a servant, and Cleopatra. Laurence King Publishing provided a copy for review.
Mom's Review (V)
An introduction to ancient Eyptian life and death.
I wish that I could have had this book as a kid, or at least as a teacher when I taught my sixth graders about ancient Egypt! It is a fabulous introduction to a wealth of topics. Children get just enough information to understand the basics of religion, economy, daily life, and geography. There are multiple lift-the-flaps and pop-ups. The art is eye-catching and in the ancient Egyptian style. The size is BIG. And the text appropriate to a grade-school audience. Put all of this together, and you get a fun book that can inspire children to learn more about history and an ancient culture. Ancient Egypt was always one of my students' favorite units. I know that if I had had this book in my classroom, someone would always have been paging through it.
Son's Review (T)
(Age: 3 and 1/2 years)
While reading:
Son: The blue is the water. I know what the water is. Why is the Nile important?
Mom: That's a good question. How can we find out?
Son: Read!
Mom: So, why is it important, now that we've read?
Son: Because they need water where their homes are.
____________________________________
Son: That would be a nice pool to swim in.
Mom: It says that they had refreshing pools with colorful fish.
Son: Like blue and orange. And I think that is a fish too.
Mom: That is a lotus.
____________________________________
Son: I want to read about their tools.
Mom: Okay. We need to open this up...this is a scepter. And that is a cobra that goes on the front of the crown.
Son: Hey! That's what's on Cleopatra's crown!
____________________________________
Mom: What do you like about this book so far?
Son: I like that it's a pop-up.
Mom: And, T, what's the favorite thing you've learned so far?
Son: We learned something that's really new. I'll show you. We learned what this [the ankh] is.
____________________________________
Mom: You should recognize this. You see it at the yimmy [museum].
Son: It's a mummy. It's a dead body. It's covered with bandages.
After reading:
Mom: What were some interesting things you learned in this book?
Son: About this thing that goes on their crowns. It's a snake, but I don't remember the name.
Mom: It's a cobra.
Son, authoritatively: It's a cobra.
Mom: What else was interesting?
Son: That there was a monster god. If the people were bad, then he ate the people.
Mom: Well, not the people but their ba. That's like a soul. What would you like to know more about?
Son: I would like to, um, I would like to learn about...about what this tool is. (points to the flail)
Mom: What did you like about the book?
Son: I liked lifting all the flaps!
Mom: If you could go to Egypt, what would you want to see?
Son: I would see this [a lotus flower]. And I think we are going to.
Mom: Well, we can't go to Egypt right now, but is there anywhere we can go to see things from Egypt?
Son: Yes. The yimmy [museum].
March 27, 2018
This is practically a “lift the flap” encyclopedia! Great information with an attractive and interactive design.
December 30, 2020
A lovely hardcover book on Ancient Egyptians from birth all the way to a super-interesting afterlife!
December 1, 2021
So, this is a children's book, and the information it offers on Ancient Egypt is appropriate for such an audience. Nothing wrong with that, but I don't think I came away from it with any new knowledge, except maybe the name of a minor god or two. The real interest is the art, and it is very nice art. It makes good use of fold outs to draw in the reader and perhaps convey a feeling of excavation to the experience. Though I also feel like they are fairly basic flaps and wish that there were just a bit more creativity in their execution, or a few more complex elements like pop-ups or moveable parts like the scales of Maat.
A few critiques. There are a number of long hieroglyphic inscriptions in various parts. I assume they were copied from existing sources and if so, wish that had been explained (the most likely alternative being that one of the creators generated them, either at random or to encode some message, though they don't quite look the part). Also, the text talks about maize. Maize is a plant native to the Americas and was not present in Ancient Egypt. I have two theories about what is going on here: I have heard that it has been introduced as a crop to Africa and has become something of a staple, so perhaps they conflated present information with the past. Or it could be an issue of translation somehow: that crop is commonly known as corn, but corn is an old English word that simply means "grain", and given that the original book appears to have been in French, maybe there was some confusion over the proper word. Though when fundamental information like that is wrong, you have to wonder what else they have been mistaken about.
A few critiques. There are a number of long hieroglyphic inscriptions in various parts. I assume they were copied from existing sources and if so, wish that had been explained (the most likely alternative being that one of the creators generated them, either at random or to encode some message, though they don't quite look the part). Also, the text talks about maize. Maize is a plant native to the Americas and was not present in Ancient Egypt. I have two theories about what is going on here: I have heard that it has been introduced as a crop to Africa and has become something of a staple, so perhaps they conflated present information with the past. Or it could be an issue of translation somehow: that crop is commonly known as corn, but corn is an old English word that simply means "grain", and given that the original book appears to have been in French, maybe there was some confusion over the proper word. Though when fundamental information like that is wrong, you have to wonder what else they have been mistaken about.
November 8, 2018
This is an impressive book! Not just the size (15″x11″) , but also the content. Saturno does a great job summarizing a ton of information on a wide range of topics relating to Ancient Egypt in a clear and concise way. The cover is just stunning. I love the style Guliani uses. When you open the book, you see the variety of topics like the Nile, Pharaohs, ways of life in ancient Egypt, temples, gods, and much more.
The art work is phenomenal and really lends itself to the story because they are reminiscent of hieroglyphics. They have simple lines and bold colors. They really tell a story by themselves. What makes it even better are all the flaps and pop-ups throughout the book. It’s a flap book but for older kids. The information is organized nicely because when you open a flap it is a natural continuation of what was on the outside.
The end pages are packed with more information and resources in case you want to learn even more. Saturno’s writing is age appropriate and kids won;t get bogged down with the text. She keeps it flowing and interesting. Overall this is an awesome book.
Please note that I received a free review copy of this book.
The art work is phenomenal and really lends itself to the story because they are reminiscent of hieroglyphics. They have simple lines and bold colors. They really tell a story by themselves. What makes it even better are all the flaps and pop-ups throughout the book. It’s a flap book but for older kids. The information is organized nicely because when you open a flap it is a natural continuation of what was on the outside.
The end pages are packed with more information and resources in case you want to learn even more. Saturno’s writing is age appropriate and kids won;t get bogged down with the text. She keeps it flowing and interesting. Overall this is an awesome book.
Please note that I received a free review copy of this book.
October 25, 2022
I have seen/heard many people rave about this book and honestly I think it is just because it is pretty and big with flaps. It is pretty, although not necessarily my style. It is certainly big, too big honestly. It is a pain to hold while reading and doesn't fit with other books on a shelf, in a big or in a cupboard. And the flaps while fun I guess are also mostly a pain, especially on a book that is so darn big! I also don't like that the flaps make each page take forever to read, my learner (who has an exceptional attention span) started to get a bit bored, I could tell. And that brings me to my biggest complaint. This book is DRY. We have loved a lot of non-fiction books over the years, they can be extremely interesting. This book is pretty boring. A lot of the information in this book is presented better in other sources that we have used.
April 24, 2023
This is a beautiful book. I had previously seen the paperback version, and just got the hardcover through our library's interlibrary loan program. It's very large and beautifully illustrated and designed. The flaps add an interactive element that even pre-readers can (gently) enjoy. The information is at a reading level of about third or fourth grade, but a younger reader could figure out.
March 25, 2020
This book is awesome!! I enjoyed every pages of this book! How creative this book is.. lots of hidden pages here and there,
You should make it more with various topic, and i will gladly to buy it.
You should make it more with various topic, and i will gladly to buy it.
October 23, 2021
Absolutely beautiful book. My kids loved it.
September 28, 2022
Large, beautiful, interactive guide to ancient Egyptian history and culture. I loved it!
February 4, 2024
rly love the interactives in this book.. should’ve read this when my lecturer gave me the task to make an ancient prototype though
June 5, 2025
Such a good interactive fast read book all about Egypt!
September 5, 2019
This was so full of facts and presented in a fun interactive pop-up book!
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