Selling points We have integrated the lives of girls and women into every page, providing an inclusive view of life in the ancient world. An innovative approach to history. Readers will discover young people like themselves on every page, helping them to identify with times of long ago. ideal for home and school libraries.

Each beautifully illustrated page introduces children about the same age as readers and shows how kids lived at that time. Learn about the annual flood, food and agriculture with the farmer's children Kia and Woser. Meet the young Pharaoh Kawab and his Great Royal Wife Maia, as you discover what the kings and queens of Egypt did in their daily lives. Help the student scribe Sabu learn to spell and the young musicians Sadek and Ana get their first job.