Tales of Ancient Egypt (Puffin Classics), Green, Roger Lancelyn

from Homeschoolbookreview

Egypt is one of the oldest literary cultures on earth, dating from 3200 B.C. when Menes united Upper and Lower Egypt. The tales in this book are divided into three sections. "Tales of the Gods" tell myths about ancient Egyptian deities such as Amen-Ra, Isis, Osiris, Thoth, Horus, Khnemu, and othe...

from datrappert

This is a nicely written, highly entertaining set of Ancient Egyptian stories. It is interesting to see how many of them pre-date stories I'm more familiar with, such as Cinderella (or the Bible....) As always, Green tells a wonderful tale, but as this is intended for younger readers, some of sto...

from ElizaJane

Reason for Reading: Read aloud to my 12yo son. I grew up reading assorted Puffins of myths, legends and fairy tales by Roger Lancelyn Green. I especially remember one called The Book of Dragons. I'm thrilled to see that this title about Ancient Egypt is still in print and even available on ereade...

from ElizaJane

Reason for Reading: Read aloud to my 12yo son. I grew up reading assorted Puffins of myths, legends and fairy tales by Roger Lancelyn Green. I especially remember one called The Book of Dragons. I'm thrilled to see that this title about Ancient Egypt is still in print and even available on ereade...