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Spitting Cobra: The Egyptian Chronicles: No. 1 (Egypt Adventures)

Spitting Cobra: The Egyptian Chronicles: No. 1 (Egypt Adventures)

by Gill Harvey (Author)

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    Paperback 2009

    $3.22
Synopsis

The Spitting Cobra is the first in a new series of four books set in Ancient Egypt. The Horned Viper, the second Egyptian Chronicle, will be published in October 2009 and two further instalments will be released in 2010. Each book is a fantastically atmospheric evocation of Egyptian life encased in an exciting adventure story. The boy and girl characters, Hopi and Isis, feature in each book and readers will be intrigued to follow their struggles for existence and adventure in Egypt circa 1150 BC. Set in the legendary Valley of the Kings, The Spitting Cobra opens the series with a gripping adventure of royal proportions, as Isis and Hopi try to solve the mystery of who is stealing sacred treasures from the heavily guarded Pharaoh's tombs.

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Format: Paperback
 Pages: 176
 Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Published: 03 Aug 2009
ISBN 10: 0747595631
ISBN 13: 9780747595632
Children’s book age: 9-11 Years
 Book Overview: A fun and entertaining way for younger readers to learn about Ancient History - Ancient Egypt is a core part of the National Curriculum The perfect complement to Caroline Lawrence's bestselling The Roman Mysteries series Gill Harvey has spent a great deal of time in Egypt, and the series is meticulously researched Includes useful factual detail and notes about Egyptian life and culture at the back of the book

Media Reviews
Praise for Orphan of the Sun: 'Well-researched and extremely filmic, you can almost feel the heat and taste the ripe figs' Bookseller 'A rich story. The author's love for the place is evident and allows you to imagine events clearly even without any prior knowledge of ancient Egypt. An unusual, well researched book' School Librarian 'Orphan of the Sun is a great resource to use for the Egyptians, and has an accompanying website bursting with information' Junior Education 'Stories set in Ancient Egypt are rare so this is very welcome. Details of life at the time, the food, drink, clothing and customs come alive as part of the story, not indigestible facts' Books for Keeps
Author Bio
Gill Harvey studied French and Philosophy at Oxford, and has been puzzling over life ever since. After experimenting with a number of careers, she eventually got a job as a writer/editor at Usborne Publishing in 1994. Five years later, having reached the position of Senior Editor and having completed an MA in Modern Literature, Gill decided to go freelance. Since then, writing has become a way of life. Her love of horses has resulted in eight of the Heartland titles for Scholastic Inc under the name of Lauren Brooke; she has also written a couple of Hodder Headline's Young Animal Ark series as Lucy Daniels. A year spent commuting to Egypt led to the writing of Orphan of the Sun, Gill's first book for Bloomsbury, and subsequently to the Egyptian Chronicles series.