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Egyptology: Search for the Tomb of Osiris Hardcover – November 4, 2004
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From School Library Journal
Grade 5-9–This oversized novelty book has a gold cover with red, plastic, "jewel" inlays to add to the drama. Written as an amateur Egyptologist's travel journal from 1926, each spread covers a distinct area of antiquity and is mainly factual in content, except for the author's chatty asides. The type resembles that of an old manual typewriter and the photos, reproductions, and sketches make the journal seem more realistic. There are papyrus pull-outs, pop-up art, minibooks, and fold-out maps and an envelope in the back with period postcards, ticket stubs, etc. Libraries will find the book useful for teaching journal writing, but difficult to keep together.–Carol Wichman, formerly at Northridge Local Schools, Dayton, OH
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Gr. 3-6. Bound in gold and embellished with ruby-red "jewels," this follow-up to Dr. Ernest Drake's Dragonology (2003)--which, like Dragonology, credits a fictional character as its author, leaving those responsible for its written content unacknowledged--purports to be the scrapbook of an amateur archaeologist gone missing during the height of 1920s Egyptomania. As in Dragonology, pull-out documents, sundry flaps, and other novelty elements (including a "sample of mummy cloth" and a game of Egyptian checkers) will have children breathlessly anticipating each page turn. Even so, this seems to lack the cohesive artistic purpose that distinguished its predecessor. The images often appear overly slick, compromising the notion that they have been sketched on the fly by members of the expedition, and a fantastical frame story about the "lost tomb of Osiris" undermines the informational content, despite an awkward concluding attempt to separate fact from fiction. Dragonology's broad crossover success probably won't be reincarnated here, but the allure of the subject matter and the luxe packaging is likely to be considerable. Jennifer Mattson
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19 of 20 people found the following review helpful
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on November 7, 2004
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This book is great. I got it for my sons and I am the one who stayed up late reading it. It is full of fun discoveries, and good information to use as a teaching tool for my kids. I'll tell them its the real journal of my aunt (hey, at 4 they still want to believe its true). The design of the book and the illustrations are beautiful, it will be something we read over and over again. Got it along with Dragonology which my sons LOVE. Amazing that this can be had for only 12 or 13$!
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on December 5, 2005
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This book is full of fun and facts. Our son was given this book as a gift for his birthday. What a wonderful gift it was! We spend about half an hour at a time on a page. There are lots of "secrets" and pockets and even a game. The book pretends to be a mysterious manuscript dating to 1926 (or is it real?) and provides readers young and old with an imaginative tour of Egypt's mysteries. Its heavy pages have the feel of a well-made pop-up book and its storyline is absorbing. My son seems to scan around the pages and find something new every time we open the book. It's fun for him but, I enjoy it just as much. It reminds me of the fun adventure of Indiana Jones.
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15 of 16 people found the following review helpful
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on December 1, 2004
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I bought this book for myself and i have to say it is absoutely awesome! I stayed up for 2 hourse reading every detail of this exciting "long-lost" diary. The games Senet is very fun and the "papyrus" looks very real! The cover looks like it is made out of gold and is very cool. I enjoyed this book and reccommend it to everyone.
- Sophi :-)
- Sophi :-)
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12 of 13 people found the following review helpful
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on December 1, 2005
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I am 11 and loved this book. It is full of mystery and fun. Before I got glasses reading hurt my eyes, but this one was so good I read it anyway. I liked this book because it is not written like normal books; it was informative, and easy to read. It has paragraphs scattered around the page like a journal.
If you liked this book you should probably read the whole series:
-dragonology
-wizardology.
If you liked this book you should probably read the whole series:
-dragonology
-wizardology.
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8 of 8 people found the following review helpful
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on October 11, 2005
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This is just another great book in a great series of books. If you haven't collected them yet, I recommend it. Dragonology, Egyptology and Wizardology along with now Dragonology Handbook, Egyptology Handbook and HOPEFULLY to come Wizardology Handbook. They are all beautifully done, filled with hiddened surprises and lots of things to do -- an adult treat childstyle.
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7 of 7 people found the following review helpful
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Nikki Douglas
on September 17, 2005
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I love this entire series of books - my first was Dragonology. These are very much in the spirit of Nick Bantock's Griffin & Sabine series, though these deal with some real life and fantasical subjects.
This is not hard-core info but pure delight with a little education thrown in. You'll probably want the whole series (as it comes out) and if you have young people around they will delight in the series too!
This is not hard-core info but pure delight with a little education thrown in. You'll probably want the whole series (as it comes out) and if you have young people around they will delight in the series too!
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6 of 6 people found the following review helpful
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on September 6, 2005
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Lovely book. After studying mythology and Egyptian culture in her sixth grade class, my 12 year old daughter was simply enchanted to see those places, people and things from a "personal perspective". It makes rather dry textbook history come to life. Highly recommend the book to anyone with an interest in Egyptian life.
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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful
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Shannon Day
on May 17, 2005
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I found this book at a bookfair, and I had to find it on Amazon, who of course has the best deal. I had to force myself not to go through the book before giving it to my six-year-old daughter so that we could enjoy it together. This couldn't be a better way for children to learn. It's hands-on, tactile involvement makes the Egypt experince come alive and makes it real to children. I would recommend this to anyone who wants to enhance their children's love of history, travel, and/or Egypt. I work in a school and I've seen many books. This one sets a standard.
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