Welcome, reader, to Ancient Egypt! Take a trip back in time with us and find out what it was like to live in this powerful civilisation - from fear-inducing pharaohs and grotesque gods to extraordinary embalming techniques and amazing architecture!

Did Cleopatra really bathe in milk? How did Egyptians try to cure poor eyesight? And what did the weighing-of-the-heart involve?

Hilariously illustrated by Tom Morgan-Jones, and crammed full of fascinating (and gruesome) facts, this is high-interest history for children of 9+.

This book is part of a book series called Awfully Ancient .

There are 32 pages in this book. This book was published 2016 by Hachette Children's Group .

Tom Morgan-Jones is an award winning illustrator whose work has appeared everywhere from children's books to buses and milk cartons to magazines. He has a sideline in satirical board games, and his work in this area is held in major collections including the V&A, Bodleian Library and GOMA, and has been exhibited in the Berlin Academy of Arts. Kay Barnham is an experienced editor and author of numerous books for children

This book has the following chapters:

• 1: Ancient Egypt
• 2: Mangy Mummies
• 3: The Ba and the Ka
• 4: Destination: Afterlife!
• 5: Ye Gods and Goddesses!
• 6: Fabulous Pharaohs
• 7: Who Killed Tutankhamun?
• 8: A Who's Who of Ancient Egypt
• 9: What's Up, Doc?
• 10: Puzzling Pyramids
• 11: Young Egyptians
• 12: Let's Party!
• 13: The End