Pyramids, mummies, amulets, temples, and pharaohs-- <i>Explore Ancient Egypt! </i>brings this fascinating civilization to young readers ages 6-9 with 25 hands-on projects, activities, and games. Kids learn about ancient Egyptian homes, food, money, toys, games, makeup, clothes, kings, mummies, and more. Projects are easy to follow and require primarily common household products and very little adult supervision. <p></p>Activities range from making a scarab necklace to writing in ancient Egyptian hieroglyphs and making King Tut sandals. By combining a hands-on element with riddles, jokes, facts, and comic cartoons, kids <i>Explore Ancient Egypt!</i> in this accessible introduction to an incredible, ancient world. <br />