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historical fiction for ancient egypt
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I would like Ancient Egypt historical fiction recommendations.. If anyone has any ideas please let me know. The books in the history module 1 are not at our library. I’m trying to keep from having to spend a lot of money. Thanks,
Angela
For what ages, Angela? I have a number of books on my shelves, and I’ll be happy to pass along the titles.
I think it’s a good time, with all the concern about book choices and affording books right now, to remember a few things:
1. Use what you have.
2. If your local library doesn’t have it, you can often request it from another library in your state for free or a small fee–I do this all the time. It costs me 75 cents. This works especially well for literature books that we can read fairly quickly.
3. Use http://www.paperbackswap.com –use the wish list feature if the book you want is not available right now. I often get books there, and the average cost to me is about $2. I just ran through my list of transactions there, and quit counting at 150 school-related books I got there!!! I often list my books I won’t be using again there to trade. Stop by and say hi! I’m Bookwormmichelle there. 🙂
4. Don’t buy new if you do buy. Attend used book swaps or library sales, use places like Amazon Z-shops and half.com, check online cutrate places like buy.com or bookcloseouts.com
There are lots of options between buying new and local library. It often takes a bit more time, but you can find things you need and not spend a fortune.
Michelle D
We highly recommend BOY of the Pyramids…My 5DC loved it and my husband and I really enjoyed it too. We had to buy it from amazon..it is worn and tattered but who cares it is still readable and it was cheap!! You can also get it here on SCM.
Shelly
You really can’t go wrong with Boy of the Pyramids. Your library is unlikely to have it, but it is worth getting.
Some things that might be easier to find–The Golden Goblet is still very good. And it’s pretty available–if your library does not have it, it is currently available on Paperbackswap.com, and on Amazon for a penny plus shipping.
We really liked Senefer: A Young Genius in Old Egypt, by Beatrice Lumpkin, and The Riddle of the Rosetta Stone (very possibly there is a Rosetta STone book in your library, even if not this one)
If you do not object to learning about mummies (can’t really avoid learning some false religious practices there, but there are lots of ways to discuss this) then Mummies of Ancient Egypt by Aliki is pretty available.
We loved Bethlehem Books’ Young Hawk by Andre Norton; you could try that at your library.
Pyramid by David McCauley is really widely available in libraries and would make a good ILL candidate. It’s also available on Amazon for about a dollar plus shipping.
There is a good book about a little Hebrew girl who leaves Egypt with the Exodus; we loved it, but I can’t find it and I’m having a middle-age moment and can’t remember the title. We really liked it though! Hopefully someone sharper can help.
We have a book called The Egyptian News that was a lot of fun, and we picked it up at bookcloseouts.com for very little once. I don’t know how available it still is. It’s like a “newspaper” with stories and ads.
Then just look at what your library DOES have. Mine has several books we used. One warning–many of the heavily illustrated books, like the Usborne type books and the knock-offs of them, have very immodestly dressed women in their Egypt books. This was not right for our family so we left those on the shelf.
Michelle was the book you can’t remember, Tirzah? I am looking at buying it. I am glad to here you guys liked it!! If it’s the one you are thinking of.
Shelly
Michelle, thank you so much for sharing paperbackswap – you are so helpful to us here. 🙂
Yes, Tirzah – we LOVED it! Shelly & Angela, you don’t have to buy it, I can send you each a copy – we have 2. Although… hmmm….how do we go about exchanging personal info now that we don’t have private messaging?
Also, we too loved Boy of the Pyramids; I purchased the e-book from this site. Its well worth it.
With the age of your kids, I’d say Tirzah and Boy of the Pyramids would be great for historical fiction! Like Michelle, my boys really enjoyed the Egyptian News – this gives lots of historical facts in a fun way -we found it at our library. I also liked the Golden Goblet and Mara, Daughter of the Nile -but they were a bit too much for my 12 and 7 yo at the time.
Blessings,
Heather
Just one more thought… if you were using the bookfinder to find those books and weren’t able to find them at your library, try logging onto your library’s website directly and using their own search engine. I couldn’t find several of the books through bookfinder at my library, but when I used the library’s website and searched a couple different ways… by author, by subject, by keyword.
Hope that helps!
Rebekah
Thanks for all the suggestions!! I looked through bookfinder and found quite a few that looked good. I need to check my library now. They do have Pyramid and I have checked it out.
Angela
Heather I would really appreciate the book. Is it ok to post emails? I can put it in a sort of code I guess so you can email me. Thanks
Angela
Oh Heather what a generous offer. I would really appreciate the book too. BUT are you sure you won’t need it again. I really don’t mind you giving one to Angela and keeping the other copy for yourself..for all your future blessings. 🙂
Shelly
We won’t be comin’ back ’round Egypt for quite a few years.
If it will bless you to have this book now, then we can just get another copy when the time comes.
I’m not sure if the SCM moderators will allow us to post personal info, however. Any suggestions?
Ok here is an idea. My sister has a blog..I could send you that address and then you could go to the blog and get my address there. Would that work? http://www.nashvillebaumans.blogspot.com
If that is not a good idea then we can come up with something else.
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