Seeker of Knowledge: The Man Who Deciphered Egyptian Hieroglyphs
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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
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Publisher | Houghton Mifflin Company |
Binding | Hardcover (8 editions) |
Reading Level | Ages 4-8 |
# of Pages | 32 |
ISBN-10 | 039597934X |
ISBN-13 | 978-0395979341 |
Publication Date | 04/24/2000 |
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