A traditional Egyptian story translated into English, interspersed with artefacts, hieroglyphics and pronunciations that make the book a unique hybrid between fiction and non-fiction.

This text can be accessed in two ways. Firstly, there is a fictional story of Khety’s mission to get his son, Pepi, to become a scribe. This is in bold on every page. Secondly, the non-fiction aspect of the text explains in more detail what is featured in the fictional part, by using paintings, answering questions and explaining vocabulary.

This text would be perfect for an Egyptian core text, developing subject knowledge and to scaffold pupils’ understanding. A fantastic text by 3 authors… one of whom is only 16! Inspirational for budding writers and those looking to add something a little different to their collection of Ancient Egypt books.