Papyrus, a young boy in Ancient Egypt, heads off for Sakkarah, where a statue must be erected to give praise to the Pharaoh, with his friend Imhotep. En route, they save an old man threatened by a crocodile. The Pharaoh has been poisoned and his life hangs in the balance. So when the trio gets to Sakkarah, the old man impersonates the Pharaoh while Papyrus and Imhot must to find an antidote for the Pharaoh before it's too late. This series tells the tribulations of Papyrus and the princess Theti-Cheri in a precise reconstruction of Ancient Egypt.

 

This book features in the following series: Papyrus, Papyrus Series .

There are 48 pages in this book. This is a picture book. A picture book uses pictures and text to tell the story. The number of words varies from zero ('wordless') to around 1k over 32 pages. Picture books are typically aimed at young readers (age 3-6) but can also be aimed at older children (7+). This book was published 2008 by Cinebook Ltd .

Lucien De Gieter started off in the graphic novel world as writer for SPIROU Newspaper, in 1961. He launched his first series, entitled 'Pony,' and collaborated notably with Peyo in the inking of the 'Smurfs. ' In 1974, the first drawings of 'Papyrus' were published in SPIROU. This Egyptian saga quickly became very popular among children.