By: Tanya,
on 8/5/2015
Mummy Cat by Marcus Ewert with illustrations by Lisa Brown has to be one of the most intriguing picture books I've read this year! This rhyming story layers history, biography, hieroglyphics and intrigue into what, on the surface, is the story of a girl and her beloved pet. Ewert begins Mummy Cat, "The winds hiss over desert sand, / The moon shines down on empty land. / And long ago
By: Tanya,
on 12/3/2012
Cleopatra : Queen of Egypt is the latest in the Historical Notebooks series put out by Templar Press, an imprint of Candlewick Press, the great publishing house that brought us the wonderful Ologies series, which most often feature fantasy themes, but also cover topics like Pirates, Spies, Egypt, and the ocean, making them great companions to the Historical Notebooks. Other books in this
By: Tanya,
on 8/9/2010
As you would expect from an author with a background of richly detailed fictional journals (Amelia's Notebook and Max Disaster), many of which are historical journals, Marissa Moss' first novel is filled with both. Set in Egypt, The Pharoah's Secret is narrated by fourteen year old Talibah and is both a mystery and adventure that unwinds like the Nile. Talibah's mother died five years
Looks fantastic. Through the Theodosia books, Ivy is totally into Egypt stories right now -- this should be perfect. Thanks!
Cool! So Ivy is ahead of me reading the Theodosia books! Just finished my first (to be reviewed Friday) and LOVED it! She is my new favorite girl detective, after Enola Holmes.