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Pharaohs and Foot Soldiers

One Hundred Ancient Egyptian Jobs You Might Have Desired or Dreaded

by (author) Kristin Butcher

illustrated by Martha Newbigging

Publisher
Annick Press
Initial publish date
Feb 2009
Category
  • Hardback

    ISBN
    9781554511716
    Publish Date
    Feb 2009
    List Price
    $25.95
  • Paperback / softback

    ISBN
    9781554511709
    Publish Date
    Feb 2009
    List Price
    $16.95

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Recommended Age, Grade, and Reading Levels

  • Age: 9 to 12
  • Grade: 4 to 6

About the authors

After nearly 30 years as a published author, Kristin has written more biographies of herself than she cares to remember. And she has run out of new ways to describe the same old life. Besides, she doesn't think of herself in terms of her birthplace, education, and work history. What she'd really like people to know about her is that she loves to dance. She loves to laugh. She loves to learn. Crossword puzzles relax her. Waiting frustrates her. She likes spending time by herself. And, like the heroine in her new book Closer to Far Away, she has a family that gives her strength. Her books include Cheat, Girls Like Me, The Druid and the Dragon, and Alibi. Kristin lives in Campbell River, British Columbia.

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MARTHA NEWBIGGING has illustrated for numerous magazines including TreeHouse Family, Canadian Business, Toronto Life, TV Guide, and Destinations. Her illustrations have also been featured on a line of t-shirts for the famous Canadian casual clothing retailer Marci Lipman. She lives in Toronto.

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Librarian Reviews

Pharaohs and Foot Soldiers: One Hundred Ancient Egyptian Jobs You Might Have Desired or Dreaded

The fourth in Annick’s series of historical jobs is another romp through a unique time and place – in this case, Ancient Egypt. It is similar in format to the others, a little bit of history followed by detailed descriptions of one hundred jobs divided into various categories. While some jobs are basically the same whether you are in the Middle Ages or Ancient Egypt (baker, priest, teacher, doctor), some are specific to this place. Perhaps you would like to be a charioteer, or an architect designing a pyramid, a reed cutter in the Nile, someone who fans the Pharaoh, or maybe you would like to be an embalmer who prepares bodies for their mummy case? Most Egyptian jobs were passed from parent to child so people didn’t usually have a lot of choice.

Author Kristin Butcher brings a chatty, informal tone to the text along with lots of information that is clear and easy to understand. Martha Newbigging, who has illustrated the others in the series, once again has fun with the pictures, using her characteristic cartoon style to extend the information and entertain the reader at the same time. It continues to be an original and useful series that provides young readers with an interesting window into another culture.

Source: The Canadian Children's Bookcentre. Fall 2009. Vol.32 No.4.

Pharaohs and Foot Soldiers: One Hundred Ancient Egyptian Jobs You Might Have Desired or Dreaded

Take an entertaining and insightful stroll through one of history’s most remarkable civilizations. The featured occupations, which range from archer to vizier, are divided into ten groups. Learn about Ancient Egypt through fascinating profiles of the jobs people performed 5,000 years ago. A bibliography and an index are included.

Source: The Canadian Children’s Book Centre. Best Books for Kids & Teens. 2010.

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