Ancient Egypt

DK Eyewitness Books

by Scott Steedman

Surveys the history, culture, daily life, accomplishments, and religion of the ancient Egyptians.

Genres: History, Nonfiction, Egypt, Reference, Picture Books, Childrens, Ancient History

160 pages, Paperback

First published August 4, 1990

Reviews

[Dash fan · Rating 5 out of 5]

5☆ So informative

Ever since school I've been fascinated with all things associated with Egypt. So when I see a book about Ancient Egypt I couldn't wait to get stuck in & I wasn't disappointed!

This book is superb, the illustrations are beautifully presented. It's factual without being long winded. There's a wealth of information that young minds and adults minds will thoroughly enjoy.
This book would definitely make a Beautiful Gift and one I would treasure. I highly recommend this book.

[Sophie Crane · Rating 5 out of 5]

The great civilization of the Nile River Valley is revealed in pages of information and full-colour photographs compiled by Egyptian historian George Hart. From the grandeur of the pharaohs and mummies to the ordinary life of Egyptian people, Hart delves into the details of the culture, art, and religious aspects of Ancient Egypt. This book serves as a great introduction to the Egyptians and the myths surrounding them, as well as hieroglyphics and the mummification process. Also included in a full-length poster featuring a basic time chart of major events. Ancient Egypt is an overall great primer for further research into Egyptian society.
(Thanks to Net Galley & DK Books for this Eyewitness Guide to Ancient Egypt).

[Sophie Crane · Rating 5 out of 5]

Engaging approach to teaching about the lifestyle of ancient Egypt. Beautiful illustrations and concentrates on the people and topics rather than on 'dynasties'.

[Sophie Crane · Rating 5 out of 5]

I bought this book as I was going to Egypt, and I was delighted to read all about the history of Egypt. Some of the accounts I could relate to, and this helped me alot in understanding about what I was seeing. Thanks to this book, I knew alot about what i was seeing. Ecellent, book, and excellent service-highly recommended! A++++

[Hayley · Rating 4 out of 5]

I learned a lot about ancient Egypt that I didn't know. I'm now able to astound my friends with tidbits of information about ancient Egyptian culture.

[Seth Abernethy · Rating 4 out of 5]

These "Eyewitness" books, to me, have always been pretty efficient in their goal of educating young children. As a history buff, I always wish books covering history for kids would have all the little details, but I realize that is unrealistic, so I started looking at them as gateway books for future history education. So as a children's non-fiction educational book, this one does the job well. Being somewhat well-reversed in ancient Egyptian history, this does a respectable job covering the art, culture, and religious aspects of ancient Egyptian life for such a simple, non-detail oriented book. I was impressed by the information on the hieroglyphics, as I expected them not to dig into it too much for fear it would go over the readers' heads. I would have liked to have seen pages on their ingenious methods of making 3-dimensional topographical maps, and their vast libraries, but I accepted the exclusion hoping that it would be a pleasant surprise to the same reader years later. All in all, for a children-oriented nonfiction, it keeps itself very informative and helpful in 1st layer education. A good book to have on the shelves of Social Studies classrooms.

[Fatima Al-Jishi · Rating 4 out of 5]

هذا الكتاب من سلسلة ( مشاهدات علمية ) يتحدث عن الحضارة المصرية القديمة من جميع جوانبها ( المعتقدات والفن والثقافة والكتابة والطقوس وأشهر الفراعنة والأسلحة وغيرها الكثير )
دعم الكتاب بعرض الصور للآثار المصرية والتعليق على الصور.


*رأيي في الكتاب:*
كتاب لطيف في التعرف على الحضارة المصرية القديمة من جميع جوانبها بشكل موجز، ومدعم بالصور.
أعجبني في نهاية الكتاب عرض التسلسل التاريخي للحضارة المصرية بذكر أسماء العصور وملوكها وفراعنتها مع التواريخ.

🌠 *اقتباسات*
🔸كان المصريون القدماء يعشقون الجمال والصيحات، وكثير من أسمائهم كانت مركبة من المقطع (نفر) الذي كان يعني الجميلة، مثل اسم نفرت، ونفرتيتي، ونفرتاري.
🔸أثناء عملية التحنيط كانت المعدة والأمعاء والرئتان والكبد تستخرج من الجسد، بينما يترك القلب في مكانه، حيث كان المصريون القدماء يعتقدون أن القلب يحمل سجلًا بأعمال صاحبه أثناء حياته، ومن ثم يستطيع أن يُحدد من سيقبل في العالم الآخر.

[L A · Rating 5 out of 5]

DK Eyewitness books were the books that most inspired me as a child and the Egyptian-related volumes (Ancient Egypt and Pyramid) were my prize possessions. Without a shadow of a doubt, I would not be a Classicist now without these books.

This book is an updated and modernised version of the classic Eyewitness format. The imagery is eye-catching and informative and pairs well with the text. The textual information is informative without getting bogged down in too much detail for young people. These books are classics for a reason and I'll be sure to add a copy to my classroom library.

[Sam · Rating 4 out of 5]

A handy little quick reference for the most common aspects of Ancient Egypt, useful for those who are beginning to develop their interest in the period

[Anibal · Rating 4 out of 5]

Small Book – Big civilization

Just slightly over 4 inches, this small encyclopedia packs an impressive amount of knowledge for young readers. Before the age of the smartphones and Tablets (which can contain any book or magazine in existence) these pocket books were really very useful…and let’s face it, they still are. There are a lot of places that you won’t want to pack your devices, and this DK book will fit any pocket or purse.

Although its size has some advantages, it also has disadvantages. One of the main strengths of DK books is their pictures, photographs, maps and illustrations. And as you can imagine, in such a small book they are quite small indeed and much detail is lost.

It has 160 pages and a lot of information on each of those pages, but it is difficult to understand the evolution of this civilization and improvements in technique or architecture. This is due to the structure of the book; it has a small introduction to the different periods and then it has chapters regarding the daily life, society, agriculture, games, religion and rites, among many other issues…but they are completely generic! You won’t find the society of the Old Kingdom, or Middle kingdom, or Saite period, or the Ptolomaic…just Society. I am aware that Ancient Egypt was quite traditional and there were long periods of time without discernable changes, but this book takes it a little too far.

It also has some mistakes regarding dates among other issues. But it is a quite worthy and inexpensive book with nice small biographies of some of the most important pharaohs, maps, list of dynasties, etc.

[Theediscerning · Rating 4 out of 5]

While this is slightly busy visually, this is not as awkward to absorb as the sister volume I saw recently, on the Oceans. This takes us in handy double-paged spreads through everything about Egypt – the mummies, the talents of the scribes, the clothing and children's games, their natural history and their end. That latter is a weaker 'chapter' as it really needed more throughout on the history, but with our understanding of the whole civilisation improved by so much else it's hard to quibble. Apparently scientists (that feature here because this 1990s book has had a fresh updating recently) have resurrected an ancient Egyptian's voicebox, so the afterlife of these people is a lot more evident than some might imagine. They will always remain a topic for a good school lesson or two, and this will be very handy for students to pull off the shelves as a result, especially with the high pictorial rate appealing to the visual learner.

[Samantha · Rating 4 out of 5]

The great civilization of the Nile River Valley is revealed in pages of information and full-color photographs compiled by Egyptian historian George Hart. From the grandeur of the pharaohs and mummies to the ordinary life of Egyptian people, Hart delves into the details of the culture, art, and religious aspects of Ancient Egypt. This book serves as a great introduction to the Egyptians and the myths surrounding them, as well as hieroglyphics and the mummification process. Also included in a full-length poster featuring a basic time chart of major events. Ancient Egypt is an overall great primer for further research into Egyptian society. Recommended.

[Maddy Roth · Rating 4 out of 5]

Genre: informative
Date: 11-30
Grade range: 2 on up

This book is a fun read since it has pictures and captions of all kinds. It shows kids the details in murals, the tombs, and tells them about the rituals these people had. I always enjoy learning about ancient cultures, so this was an easy read for me.

[Melanie · Rating 5 out of 5]

I am loving the DK publishing as well as the Eyewitness series. This one on Ancient Egypt is fantastic, the pictures of the real objects and statues are helpful in understanding and retaining information. In North America we learn more about Greek Mythology than Egyptian Mythology. This book as been great to learn more about the Egyptian Pharaoh's and other significant symbols in this mythology.

[Dan Castrigano · Rating 2 out of 5]

Knew almost everything in here as I've been teaching ancient Egypt for 9 years. Wish there were pages on individual pharaohs like Hatshepsut, Ramses II, or Cleopatra. Makes me want to visit Egypt still - especially the Museum in Cairo and Abu Simbel near the border with Sudan.

[Marie Summers · Rating 5 out of 5]

Beautifully illustrated, each double-page layout is like a museum exhibit featuring one aspect of ancient Egypt with a sort description and labels. Also includes websites, places to visit and glossary. Can be used for many levels.

[Əlsəftər Dayı · Rating 4 out of 5]

Misir mifologiyasıvə tarixi ilə əlaqədar qısa və öz biliklər oyrənmək üçün yaxşı kitabdır. Qısaca qədim Misirlilərin düşüncə tərzini öyrənmək istəyənlər üçün maraqlı bir giriş kitabı olduğunu düşünürəm...

[Samantha Glasser · Rating 5 out of 5]

Eyewitness books were very popular at my school and when we went to the school library they were usually all checked out. This was one of my favorites.

[Ameya · Rating 3 out of 5]

I found it really strange that Egyptians long ago hired mourners when someone died!!

[Brook Walker · Rating 5 out of 5]

Just enough information get your mind going and wanting to know more about the wonders of Egypt

[Jen Traub · Rating 5 out of 5]

Love the wealth of information in short blurbs, and the primary sources as support.

[Blasr · Rating 4 out of 5]

Ideal book to read while cruising up the Nile with.....George Hart.

[Neha · Rating 4 out of 5]

A nice book that recalls the truth of ancient Egpyt.

[Seoras MacDonald]

cool

[Topher Marsh · Rating 4 out of 5]

For the girls. Good intro book.

[Roselyn Blonger · Rating 3 out of 5]

Es simple e interesante, se detiene en pequeñas menciones y no satura con demasiada información específica. Es un excelente comienzo para conocer el maravilloso mundo del Antiguo Egipto.

[Holly · Rating 5 out of 5]

I ache to go to Egypt. I am so in awe of everything. What do you mean this shiz is still intact. Astrid WILL be mummified alongside me. Can I log the book of the dead on this app?

[Taylor McCart · Rating 4 out of 5]

**spoiler alert** Everybody dies at the end.

[Colin · Rating 4 out of 5]

This is a colorful and easy-to-read reference resource for Egyptian culture.

[Georgi_Lvs_Books · Rating 5 out of 5]

Absolutely loved this, fascinating!

The only down side was reading this on my kindle as the words were very small and the pictures were in black and white.