Customer Reviews

Egyptian Myths

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This book was a wonderful introduction to the Egyptian beleifs for our 8 year old. Morley tells the myths with style and simplicity. This book is truly intended for an older child, but we read it to him, and he was able to understand the more difficult story lines. As with all myths, the myths themselves are graphic and attempt to explain the unknown and this raised some great questions. Morley handled these difficult elements with grace and care. From the flooding of the nile to the afterlife, this book read one story at a time was a great addition to our ancient egypt unit study. The art work was colorful and pleasant (except for one rendering of a mummy that my son did not like), but the images of the gods were quite lovely.

We rate this books tops for a coherent, not overly complex telling of Egyptian mythology. Unlike some of the books we've read, this one doesn't try to include every detail of every deity, making it a superb place to start. If your scholar takes an interest in Egyptian mythology, he or she will have a good basis on which to sort out the myriad complex details that so many other books include. Our scholar is six, and we read the stories together as a family ... we started after dinner, and he begged for 'just one more" until well past bedtime. Just what we look for in our educational materials!