title: National Geographic Kids Everything Ancient Egypt: Dig Into a Treasure Trove of Facts, Photos, and Fun
author:  Crispin Boyer 
description: National Geographic has again published an attractive and educational book that will become a starting point for future exploration. <b>--<i>Book Box Daily</i></b>
zlib_text: ## **Praise for Pauline Gedge**
  
  
  “Gedge excels at setting the scene and subtly evoking a sense of the period as
  she tells a timeless story of greed, love, and revenge.”
  
  
  — _Kirkus Reviews_
  
  
  “Gedge makes the past so accessible. You can imagine walking between the
  pillars into a magnificent hall and watching it come alive with the smell of
  the fresh paint on the frescoes.”
  
  
  — _The Globe and Mail_
  
  
  “Gedge vividly renders the exotic, sensuous world of ancient Memphis, the
  domestic rituals of bathing and dressing, the social ambience of superstition
  and spells.”
  
  
  — _Publishers Weekly_
  
  
  “Gedge has such a terrific feel for ancient Egypt that the reader merrily
  suspends disbelief and hangs on for the ride.”
  
  
  — _Calgary Herald_
  
  
  “Her richly colourful descriptions … hit the reader with photographic
  clarity.”
  
  
  — _The Ottawa Sun_
  
  
  “Gedge has brought Egypt alive, not just the dry and sandy Egypt we know from
  archaeology, but the day-today workings of what was one of the greatest and
  most