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A square pyramid consists of one square base and three triangular faces. Let us look at the different types of pyramids: Square PyramidĪ square pyramid is formed when the base of the pyramid is in the shape of a square. This led to greater family enjoyment.There are different types of pyramids based on the shape of their base. Leaving out an occasional word did not detract from the story, the older two children knew from the words that I did read that the slaves were treated badly bt the younger one was not traumatised. She was a bit horrified that people would even do that. I did however leave out a few words occasionally, like how the backs of the slaves looked when they returned from the pyramids, and there was something about the injury in the bull fight. We discussed it at length, and gave her an option, but she continued to listen anyway. Interestingly, my one very sensitive child told me after the first chapter that she did not want to listen to the story as she did not like the way the slaves were treated. As other reviewers have said, there was a bit of a problem in putting the book down 😉 A lot of what we had learned about Egypt in ancient times, was brought to life in the story and my children were thrilled to see history come alive.

We used it alongside a study on ancient Egypt, and it complimented it beautifully. Our family, with children aged 6 through 11 have really enjoyed using this book. This 124-minute recording is available as an audio download.

It’s also great to keep younger children busy and learning while you teach the older students. Now you can enjoy listening to a chapter or two of the audiobook while running errands or enjoy the whole book on a long car trip. Daily lesson plans are available in Genesis through Deuteronomy & Ancient Egypt: A Family Study Handbook.īoy of the Pyramids is also available as an audiobook read by the pleasing voice of Jordan Smith. Used as the main living book for younger children (grades 1–3) in the Ancient Egypt study of History/Geography/Bible Module 1.

Recommended-Listed as a suggested resource in the SCM Curriculum Guide.

Award-Winning-Written by Ruth Fosdick Jones and originally published in 1950, this book won the Jack and Jill Prize Contest.

Wonderfully illustrated by Dorothy Bayley Morse.

Illustrated-The beautiful pen and ink drawings do as much to help children learn about Ancient Egypt as the story does.

Comprehensive-Masterfully weaves many aspects of Ancient Egypt into the story line: homes, meals, feasts, slaves, architecture, Nile River, transportation, trades, geography, climate, clothing, social classes, temple, palace, pharaoh, entertainment, annual flood, agriculture, shadufs, currency, pyramids, tomb robbers, neighboring cultures, farming, and more!.

It mentions some of the Egyptian gods and beliefs about death as part of the story, but does not dwell on them or sensationalize them.

Appropriate-Deals with some of the potentially sordid details of this ancient culture in a manner totally appropriate for young children.

Readers are eased into the mystery of the missing jewels with some clues and characters among the first chapters, then the excitement builds as they set out to catch the thief.

Gentle, Yet Exciting, Mystery-No murders or grizzly mummy stories here.

We’re thrilled to bring it back and make it available for a new generation of students to enjoy! This wonderful book had been out of print for years. Then came the mystery of the pyramid’s missing jewels and a dark night when Kaffe, his father, and Sari set out to catch the thief.

With his friend Sari, a slave-girl, Kaffe had many adventures-the harvest feast, the fight of the bulls, the flood. So it was with Kaffe, an Egyptian boy of long ago. Description The best mystery of Ancient Egypt for younger children!Īt any time and in any place, when there is a mystery to be solved, a ten-year-old boy will want to have a hand in it.