Best Ancient Egypt Books for Key Stage 2 History

This painting shows Nebamun’s herders bringing the cows for counting. Like all tomb paintings, the ones in this tomb chapel show the owner as healthy, wealthy and wise, and generally living his best life.

The coffin of Naktankh plays an important role in my book The Ancient Egypt Sleepover. It is not always on display in the British Museum, but you can see lots of similar Old Kingdom coffins with the painted eyes facing east. My book contains a simplified hieroglyphic version of the name Naktankh, but the coffin…

This block statue of Sennefer came from a temple on the west bank of the River Nile. It is one of the most handsome block statues ever made by the Ancient Egyptians. Look how finely carved and polished Sennefer’s face and hands are. Sennefer was the mayor of Thebes during the reign of the pharaoh…

Finally, Nebamun himself! This is the most famous of the Nebamun murals and shows him hunting in the marshes. He is standing up in a papyrus boat, spearing fish and throwing sticks at birds. Again, Nebamun’s life is shown to be utterly perfect. The weather is glorious. His adoring wife and daughter are with him….

Remember ‘Belzoni the Great’, the circus strongman who brought the head of Ramesses II back to England? He brought back hundreds of other artefacts, too, including these paintings from the tomb of Nebamun. Ancient Egyptian craftsmen painted beautiful scenes all over the walls and ceilings of their most important tombs, then sealed them shut. The…

My new book is out now, and it’s an absolute beauty, thanks to stunning illustrations by Núria Tamarit. It contains six comic style tales, bursting with mythical creatures, gods, pharaohs and adventure. I was thrilled to receive an early review from the queen of historical fiction herself. This new hardback about Egyptian mythology and history…