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Seeker of Knowledge: The Man Who Deciphered Egyptian Hieroglyphs

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5 out of 5
Based on 15 Ratings and 11 Reviews

Book Description
To a child, the future is a magnificent dream. For Jean-Francois Champollion, the dream was to sail up the Nile in Egypt and uncover the secrets of the past. In 1802, when Champollion was eleven years old, he vowed to be the first person to read Egypt's ancient hieroglyphs. He faced great challenges over the next twenty years as he searched for the elusive key to the mysterious writing -- and the ... More
Book Information
PublisherHoughton Mifflin Company
BindingHardcover (8 editions)
Reading LevelAges 4-8
# of Pages32
ISBN-10039597934X
ISBN-13978-0395979341
Publication Date04/24/2000
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About James Rumford (Author) : James Rumford is a published author and an illustrator of children's books. Some of the published credits of James Rumford include Chee-Lin: A Giraffe's Journey, Silent Music, Beowulf, and Don't Touch... more
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