Ancient Egypt

Ancient Egypt was a long-lived ancient civilization in north-eastern Africa. It was concentrated along the middle to lower reaches of the Nile River reaching its greatest extension during the second millennium BC, which is referred to as the New Kingdom period.

Ancient Egypt developed over at least three and a half millennia. It began with the incipient unification of Nile Valley polities around 3500 BC and is conventionally thought to have ended in 51 BC when the early Roman Empire conquered and absorbed Ptolemaic Egypt as a province.

The civilization of ancient Egypt was based on a finely balanced control of natural and human resources, characterized primarily by controlled irrigation of the fertile Nile Valley; the mineral exploitation of the valley; the early development of an independent writing system and literature; and military ventures that demonstrated territorial domination of neighboring cultures at different periods.

See extended articles on the history of Ancient Egypt at Wikipedia:

Egyptian Dynasties:

(see also: List of Egyptian dynasties)

  • Early Dynastic Period of Egypt (1st to 2nd Dynasties; until ca. 27th century BC)
  • Old Kingdom (3rd to 6th Dynasties; 27th to 22nd centuries BC)
  • First Intermediate Period (7th to 11th Dynasties)
  • Middle Kingdom of Egypt (11th to 14th Dynasties; 20th to 17th centuries BC)
  • Second Intermediate Period (14th to 17th Dynasties)
    • Hyksos (15th to 16th Dynasties, c. 1674 BC to 1548 BC)
    • New Kingdom of Egypt (18th to 20th Dynasties; 16th to 11th centuries BC)
  • Third Intermediate Period (21st to 25th Dynasties; 11th to 7th centuries BC)
  • Late Period of Ancient Egypt (26th to 31st Dynasties; 7th century BC to 332 BC)
    • Achaemenid Dynasty
  • Graeco-Roman Egypt (332 BC to CE 639)
    • Macedonian Kings (332 BC to 305 BC)
    • Ptolemaic Dynasty (305 BC to 30 BC)

Our selection of books about Ancient Egypt are primarily for younger ages (most aimed at the 3rd-5th grade ranges), as many families begin their study of history with the ancients. But, as Egypt is a spiritually dark period, we don't recommend immersing your young children too deeply. There is plenty of material for older students as well.

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AIO Imagination Station Book #07
by Marianne Hering & Marshal Younger
from Focus on the Family
for 1st-3rd grade
in Imagination Station (Location: SER-AIO)
$5.99
Ancient Egypt
by David P. Silverman
from Oxford University
for 9th-Adult
in Ancient Egypt (Location: HISW-ANEG)
$18.00 (1 in stock)
Ancient Egypt Activity Book
by Robyn Hamilton
from Edupress
for 4th-6th grade
in Ancient Egypt (Location: HISW-ANEG)
$3.00 (1 in stock)
Ancient Egypt and Her Neighbors
by Lorene Lambert
from Simply Charlotte Mason
for 1st-12th grade
in Ancient Egypt (Location: HISW-ANEG)
Ancient Egypt: An Interactive History Adventure
You Choose: Historical Eras
by Heather Adamson
from Capstone Press
for 3rd-5th grade
in Ancient Egypt (Location: HISW-ANEG)
Ancient Egyptian Art
by Susie Hodge
First Printing
for 4th-6th grade
in Art History & Appreciation (Location: ELE-ARTHIS)
$4.50 (1 in stock)
Ancient Egyptian Myths and Legends
by Lewis Spence
Reprint from Dover Publications
for 9th-Adult
in Ancient Egypt (Location: HISW-ANEG)
Ancient Egyptians
People of the Ancient World
by Lila Perl
from Scholastic Inc.
for 4th-7th grade
in Ancient Egypt (Location: HISW-ANEG)
$7.00 (2 in stock)
Boy of the Pyramids
by Ruth Fosdick Jones
from Purple House Press
for 3rd-8th grade
in Action & Adventure Stories (Location: FIC-ADV)
$9.99
Cat of Bubastes
by G. A. Henty
from Dover Publications
Historical Fiction for 5th-9th grade
in Historical Fiction (Location: FIC-HIF)
$11.95
Cat of Bubastes
by G. A. Henty
from Robinson Curriculum
Historical Fiction for 6th-10th grade
in G. A. Henty Books (Location: FIC-HEN)
Cigars of the Pharaoh
Adventures of Tintin
by Herge
from Little, Brown & Company
Comic Book for 2nd-6th grade
in Adventures of Tintin (Location: COM-TIN)
$13.99
Cleopatra
by Diane Stanley & Peter Vennema
from William Morrow & Company
Biography for 3rd-6th grade
in Biographies (Location: BIO)
$7.99 $5.00 (1 in stock)
Cleopatra
by Robert Green
from Grolier Publishing
Biography for 4th-6th grade
in Biographies (Location: BIO)
Coloring Book of Cleopatra
by Bellerophon Books, Nancy Conkle
from Bellerophon Books
for 4th-6th grade
in Ancient Egypt (Location: HISW-ANEG)
Cry From Egypt
by Hope Auer
from Great Waters Press
for 4th-9th grade
in Historical Fiction (Location: FIC-HIF)
$8.50 (2 in stock)
DK Eyewitness: Ancient Egypt
DK Eyewitness Series
by George Hart
from DK Publishing
Egyptian History Reference for 4th-8th grade
in Ancient Egypt (Location: HISW-ANEG)
$9.99
Echoes of Egypt: Conjuring the Land of the Pharaohs
by Colleen Manassa, editor
from Yale University Press
for 9th-12th grade
in Ancient Egypt (Location: HISW-ANEG)
$8.00 (1 in stock)
Egyptian Adventures
by Olivia Coolidge, illustrated by Joseph Low
from Hillside Education
Realistic fiction for 5th-8th grade
in Ancient Egypt (Location: HISW-ANEG)
Egyptian Cinderella
by Shirley Climo & Ruth Heller
from HarperCollins
for 1st-3rd grade
in Picture Books (Location: PICTURE)
$7.99
God King
Bethlehem Books Living History Library
by Joanne Williamson
from Bethlehem Books
Historical Fiction for 5th-8th grade
in Historical Fiction (Location: FIC-HIF)
$14.95 $9.50 (4 in stock)
Gods and Goddesses of Ancient Egypt
by Leonard Everett Fisher
from Holiday House
for Kindergarten-3rd grade
in Ancient Egypt (Location: HISW-ANEG)
Great Pyramid
Wonders of the World
by Elizabeth Mann
Reprint from Mikaya Press
for 2nd-5th grade
in Ancient Egypt (Location: HISW-ANEG)
$14.95
Great Wonder
by Annabelle Howard
from Soundprints
Picture Books for 2nd-5th grade
in Ancient Egypt (Location: HISW-ANEG)
Guide to Egypt
by Michael March
from Highlights for Children
for 1st-6th grade
in Near & Middle East (Location: HISMC-NME)
$1.50 (2 in stock)
If You Were Me and Lived in... Egypt
A Child's Introduction to Cultures Around the World Volume 17
by Carole P. Roman
for 1st-3rd grade
in Near & Middle East (Location: HISMC-NME)
$10.99
Into the Mummy's Tomb
by Nicholas Reeves
from Scholastic Inc.
for 4th-6th grade
in Ancient Egypt (Location: HISW-ANEG)
$4.00 (2 in stock)
Make it Work! Ancient Egypt
Make It Work!
by Andrew Haslam & Alexandra Parsons
from Scholastic Inc.
for 4th-6th grade
in Ancient Egypt (Location: HISW-ANEG)
$2.50 (1 in stock)
Make it Work! Ancient Egypt
Make It Work!
by Andrew Haslam & Alexandra Parsons
from Two-Can Publishing
for 3rd-6th grade
in Ancient Egypt (Location: HISW-ANEG)
$7.95
Modern Rhymes About Ancient Times: Ancient Egypt
by Susan Altman & Susan Lechner
from Scholastic Inc.
for 2nd-4th grade
in Ancient Egypt (Location: HISW-ANEG)
$6.00 (1 in stock)
Motel of the Mysteries
by David Macaulay
from Houghton Mifflin
Humor for 4th-8th grade
in Humor & Comedy (Location: FIC-COM)
$14.99 $9.00 (1 in stock)
Mummies
by Nathaniel Harris
First Edition from Franklin Watts
for 4th-7th grade
in Ancient Egypt (Location: HISW-ANEG)
$3.50 (1 in stock)
Mummies Made in Egypt
by Aliki
from HarperCollins
Non-fiction for 2nd-6th grade
in Ancient Egypt (Location: HISW-ANEG)
$7.99 $4.50 (1 in stock)
Mummies Made in Egypt
by Aliki
from HarperCollins
Non-fiction for 2nd-6th grade
in Ancient Egypt (Location: HISW-ANEG)
Mummies, Tombs, and Treasure
by Lila Perl
from Houghton Mifflin
for 3rd-6th grade
in Ancient Egypt (Location: HISW-ANEG)
$8.95 $5.00 (2 in stock)
Mummy
by Ernest A. Wallis Budge
New edition from Senate
for 8th-12th grade
in History for Adults (Location: ADU-HIS)
$3.00 (1 in stock)
Mysteries of Ancient Egypt
by Nancy E. Krulik
from Scholastic Inc.
for 4th-8th grade
in Clearance: History & Geography (Location: ZCLE-HIS)
$2.00 (1 in stock)
Penguin Historical Atlas of Ancient Egypt
by Bill Manley
from Penguin Putnam
Atlas for 2nd-7th grade
in Ancient Egypt (Location: HISW-ANEG)
$16.95 $11.00 (2 in stock)
Pepi and the Secret Names
by Jill Paton Walsh & Fiona French
New edition from Frances Lincoln
for Kindergarten-2nd grade
in Oversized History Books (Location: HISW-OVER)
Place in the Sun
by Jill Rubalcaba
from Puffin Books
for 3rd-4th grade
in Realistic Fiction (Location: FIC-REA)
$3.00 (1 in stock)
Pyramid
by David Macaulay
from Houghton Mifflin
Ancient Egyptian Architecture for 4th-8th grade
in Oversized History Books (Location: HISW-OVER)
$12.99 $7.00 (4 in stock)
Pyramid
by David Macaulay
from Trumpet Club
Ancient Egyptian Architecture for 4th-8th grade
in Oversized History Books (Location: HISW-OVER)
$4.00 (1 in stock)
Quest for Immortality: Treasures of Ancient Egypt
by Betsy Morrell Bryan, Erik Hornung, National Gallery of Art (U. S.), United Exhibits Group (Denmark)
First Edition from National Gallery of Art
for 7th-12th grade
in Clearance: History & Geography (Location: ZCLE-HIS)
$4.00 (1 in stock)
Riddle of the Rosetta Stone
by James Giblin
from HarperCollins
for 4th-6th grade
in Ancient Egypt (Location: HISW-ANEG)
$8.99
Ruth Heller's Designs for Coloring: Ancient Egypt
by Ruth Heller
from Grosset & Dunlap
for 4th-6th grade
in Ancient Egypt (Location: HISW-ANEG)
$4.00 (3 in stock)
Science in Ancient Egypt
by Geraldine Woods
from Children's Press
for 4th-6th grade
in History of Science & Mathematics (Location: SCI-HIS)
Secrets of the Mummies
DK Eyewitness Readers Level 4
by Harriet Griffey
1st edition from DK Publishing
for 2nd-4th grade
in DK Readers (Location: EAR-DK)
$4.99
Seeker of Knowledge
by James Rumford
from Sandpiper Books
for Preschool-2nd grade
in Ancient Egypt (Location: HISW-ANEG)
$7.99
Senefer
by Beatrice Lumpkin, Linda Nickens
from Africa World Press, Inc.
for 4th-6th grade
in Ancient Egypt (Location: HISW-ANEG)
$6.00 (1 in stock)
Shadow Hawk
Bethlehem Books Living History Library
by Andre Norton
from Bethlehem Books
Historical Fiction for 5th-8th grade
in Historical Fiction (Location: FIC-HIF)
$12.95
Short History of Ancient Egypt
by T. G. H. James
from Johns Hopkins University Press
for 7th-10th grade
in Ancient Egypt (Location: HISW-ANEG)
$10.00 (1 in stock)
Spend the Day in Ancient Egypt
by Linda Honan
from Wiley-Interscience
for 4th-6th grade
in Ancient Egypt (Location: HISW-ANEG)
$6.50 (1 in stock)
Tales Mummies Tell
by Patricia Lauber
from Scholastic Inc.
for 5th-8th grade
in Clearance: History & Geography (Location: ZCLE-HIS)
$2.50 (1 in stock)
Temple Cat
by Andrew Clements
None from HMH Books for Young Readers
for Kindergarten-2nd grade
in Picture Books (Location: PICTURE)
$7.99
Time Traveler Book of Pharaohs and Pyramids
by Tony Allan & Philippa Wingate
2nd edition from Usborne
for 4th-6th grade
in Ancient Egypt (Location: HISW-ANEG)
$4.05 (1 in stock)
Tirzah
by Lucille Travis
from Herald Press
Historical Fiction for 4th-7th grade
in Historical Fiction (Location: FIC-HIF)
$10.99 $7.00 (1 in stock)
Tutankhamun
by Robert Green
from Grolier Publishing
Biography for 4th-6th grade
in Ancient Egypt (Location: HISW-ANEG)
$6.95 $3.50 (2 in stock)
Usborne Encyclopedia of Ancient Egypt
by Gill Harvey, Struan Reid
from Usborne
for 4th-6th grade
in Ancient Egypt (Location: HISW-ANEG)
Usbourne Encyclopedia of the Ancient World
Usborne Internet-Linked
from Usborne
Ancient History Reference for 4th-8th grade
in Ancient History (Location: HISW-ANC)
Who Was King Tut?
Who Was?...Series
by Roberta Edwards
from Grosset & Dunlap
Biography for 3rd-4th grade
in Who Was? biographies (Location: BIO-WHO)
$5.99 $3.00 (1 in stock)
You Wouldn't Want to be an Egyptian Mummy!
by David Salariya, David Stewart
from Franklin Watts
for 3rd-6th grade
in Ancient Egypt (Location: HISW-ANEG)
$4.00 (1 in stock)
You Wouldn't Want to be Pyramid Builder!
You Wouldn't Want To...
by Jacqueline Morley
from Franklin Watts
for 3rd-6th grade
in Ancient Egypt (Location: HISW-ANEG)
$5.00 (1 in stock)