Egypt

by Howard Gutner

Overview

What is the Suez Canal?

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780531213568
Publisher:	Scholastic Library Publishing
Publication date:	09/01/2009
Series:	Scholastic True Book Series
Pages:	48
Product dimensions:	7.18(w) x 8.38(h) x 0.10(d)
Lexile:	820L (what's this?)
Age Range:	8 - 10 Years

Table of Contents

1 Marvelous Things

How many stones does it take to build a pyramid? 7

2 Land of Sand

Why is the Nile River so important? 11

3 An Ancient Land

How old is a really old country? 19

Life After Life

What is the route to the afterlife? 26

4 From Mummies to Movies

Why is Egypt called the Hollywood of the Arab world? 29

5 Live Like an Egyptian

What is traditional fast food in Egypt? 37

True Statistics 43

Resources 44

Important Words 46

Index 47

About the Author 48