Bring the world a little closer with these multicultural books. An excellent way for students to appreciate and learn cultural diversity in an exciting hands-on format. Each book explores the history, language, holidays, festivals, customs, legends, foods, creative arts, lifestyles, and games of the title country. A creative alternative to student research reports and a time-saver for teachers since the activities and resource material are contained in one book.

Talks about the highly developed and civilised society of the people of Egypt, their temples and tombs, carved statues and painted pictures, poetry and stories, development of accurate measurements and scientific observations and the organisation of their government into specialised departments. Suggested level: primary.