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The Awesome Egyptians (1993)

by Terry Deary

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Discover all the foul facts about the Awful Egyptians with history's most horrible headlines. All the Awful Egyptians' most horrible facts ready for readers to uncover, including: Why the Egyptian people worshipped a dung beetle, Which pharaoh married her grandfather, and what the 'Shepherd of the Royal Backside' had to do!… (more)
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  BooksInMirror | Feb 19, 2024 |
Not good. Some of the facts are repeated, leading me to believe this book was produced in haste. ( )
  martensgirl | Dec 24, 2014 |
The Awesome Egyptians isn't as funny as later books in the series, but it's still fun. I learned several things I hadn't known (such as what became of one king's mummified heart, which seemed both unsanitary and disrespectful at the very least. The section on pyramid power wasn't at all convincing because I'd seen that debunked on Mythbusters, but the projects look interesting. The illustrations are amusing, the sections on gods, myths, and the supposed curses quite good. All in all, an easy introduction to keep one's interest. ( )
  JalenV | Jun 17, 2014 |
I wish these books had been around when I was a child. They are fun, informative and suitably gory that even the least bookish child should enjoy them. ( )
  martensgirl | May 25, 2014 |
its history with the nasty bits left in!!!!!!!!!!!! ( )
  leoworm2 | Mar 5, 2010 |
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Deary, Terryprimary authorall editionsconfirmed
Brown, MartinIllustratorsecondary authorall editionsconfirmed
Hepplewhite, Petersecondary authorall editionsconfirmed
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Maths lessons are full of problems...but English lessons are quite another story.
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Discover all the foul facts about the Awful Egyptians with history's most horrible headlines. All the Awful Egyptians' most horrible facts ready for readers to uncover, including: Why the Egyptian people worshipped a dung beetle, Which pharaoh married her grandfather, and what the 'Shepherd of the Royal Backside' had to do!

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