Customer Reviews

Zekmet, the Stone Carver: A Tale of Ancient Egypt

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Thoughtful and educational. Great library book. Great illustrations and a thoughtful possibility of how it could have came to be. My daughter -6 y.o. really enjoyed it.

I was completely drawn to this gorgeous book with its stunningly accurate
illustrations. Since it is a picture book, the beautiful drawings more
than fulfill the promise of a great story of Egypt well told both through
the words and images. It will serve as a wonderful introduction to books
on ancient Egypt for the reluctant reader as well as any teacher wishing
to initiate children to the concepts of archaeology, good storytelling and
ancient art. Deborah Lattimore is totally in her element.
Well done, Mary Stolz!

I teach about Egypt in 6th grade social studies. This book is right at their level for a read aloud. It teaches them about relationships in the social structure while providing beautiful illustrations. There are lots of advanced vocabulary words. This is definately not a book that is intended for younger readers. It truly defines that picture books are for older readers too.

I rate this book 3 stars. This book is very short- about 50 pages and only 1/2 the page are words. But the pictures are okay, and it gives a good information about how the Sphinx is made of. I wouldn't read this book more than 2 times, but if you're interested in Egyption history, this book isn't bad.