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Title
Egyptology - search for the tomb of Osiris : being the journal of Miss Emily Sands, November 1926

Author
Emily Sands

format
Hardback

Publisher
Candlewick Press

Language
English

UK Publication Date
20041104

Description

Discover the wonders of ancient Egypt through a fascinating journal from a lost expedition - a treasure trove of fact and fantasy featuring a novelty element on every spread.

Who can resist the allure of ancient Egypt - and the thrill of uncovering mysteries that have lain hidden for thousands of years? Not the feisty Miss Emily Sands, who in 1926, four years after the discovery of King Tut's tomb, led an expedition up the Nile in search of the tomb of the god Osiris. Alas, Miss Sands and crew soon vanished into the desert, never to be seen again. But luckily, her keen observations live on in the form of a lovingly kept journal, full of drawings, photographs, booklets, foldout maps, postcards, and many other intriguing samples. Here are just a few of Egyptology's special features:

- an extravagantly gilded cover, featuring a raised Horus hawk pendant with three encrusted gems
- a playable game of Senet - ancient Egyptian checkers - including board, pieces, original-style dice, and rules
- a souvenir booklet showing how to read simple hieroglyphs
- a scrap of textured "mummy cloth"
- a large, jeweled Eye of Re "amulet" embedded in the last page of the book

Rich with information about life in ancient Egypt and peppered with Miss Sands's lively narration, Egyptology concludes with a letter from the former Keeper of Antiquities at the British Museum, explaining which parts of this unique tale may be accepted as fact, which are guided by legend, and which reflect the author's delightful sense of fancy.

Dugald Steerhas written many books for children including the best-sellingDragonologyand its companion,The DragonologyHandbook, as well as the forthcomingWizardology. For ten years he was an editor at Templar Publishing in England, but he now devotes himself full-time to writing. Other books he has written include,The Night Tiger,Just One More Story, andPicture This. . . (with Alison Jay). For the moment, though, it seems more "ologies" are in the offing.

Nghiem Ta, Artistic Direction: Nghiem Ta works as a designer and paper-engineer at Templar where she has overseen the creation of the best-sellingDragonologyandEgyptology, as well as the forthcomingWizardology. Prior to working with Templar, she spent four years with pop-up maestro Ron van der Meer. Her current projects include more books with "ology" in the title.

Ian Andrew, Artist: Ian Andrew created the black and white pencil illustrations forEgyptologyandTheEgyptologyHandbook. He is an accomplished animator having worked on the animated film, "Dolphins" which won several awards including Best Newcomer at the Zagreb Film Festival. He has illustrated many books for children includingJim's Lionby Russell Hoban andTell Me One Thing, Dadby Tom Pow.

Nick Harris, Artist: Nick Harris created the large color illustrations inEgyptologyon his computer. In addition to forays into animated TV advertising, he spent a spell working in the background department on the feature film, "Who Framed Roger Rabbit?" He has illustrated many books for children including the Smarties book Prize-winningFirework Maker's Daughterby Phillip Pullman.

Helen Ward, Artist: Helen Ward, who also worked onDragonology, painted the many color recreations of Ancient Egyptian statues, wall paintings, and antiquities as well as the 1920s memorabilia that appear inEgyptology. Helen has also written a number of successful children's books includingThe Tin ForestandThe Dragon Machine, both illustrated by Wayne Anderson.

Type
BOOK

Edition
1st US Edition

Keyword Index
Toy and movable books - Specimens.|Egypt - Antiquities - Juvenile literature.|Egypt - Description and travel - Juvenile literature.

Country of Publication
Massachusetts

Number of Pages
32