Your Passport to Egypt

by Golriz Golkar

Overview

What is it like to live in or visit Egypt? What makes Egypt’s culture unique? Explore the geography, traditions, and daily lives of Egyptian people.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781663959263
Publisher:	Capstone
Publication date:	01/01/2022
Series:	World Passport
Pages:	32
Product dimensions:	7.00(w) x 9.00(h) x (d)
Lexile:	650L (what's this?)
Age Range:	8 - 11 Years

About the Author

Golriz Golkar is the author of more than 40 nonfiction books for children. Inspired by her work as an elementary school teacher, she loves to write the kinds of books that students are excited to read. Golriz holds a B.A. in American literature and culture from UCLA and an Ed.M. in language and literacy from the Harvard Graduate School of Education. She loves to travel and study languages. Golriz lives in France with her husband and young daughter, Ariane. She thinks children are the very best teachers, and she loves learning from her daughter every day.

Table of Contents

Chapter 1 Welcome to Egypt! 4

Chapter 2 History of Egypt 8

Chapter 3 Explore Egypt 12

Chapter 4 Holidays and Celebrations 22

Chapter 5 Sports and Recreation 26

Glossary 30

Read More/Internet Sites 31

Index 32

Interviews

Covers a broad range of countries and each of their key facts, customs, and traditions;

Editorial Reviews

04/01/2022

Gr 3–5—As with past titles in the series, readers can explore various countries around the world all from their armchair. Every title has about six chapters of varying lengths written to let children feel as though they are actually visiting each country. As in preceding titles, each book describes the daily life, history, religion, and landscape using multiple paragraphs paired with photographs. Maps inform readers about the country's location and infographic side panels highlight necessary information. Endangered animal species are shared along with recipes, such as preparing nopales or prickly pear cacti in Mexico (Your Passport to Mexico), in addition to holidays and celebrations in each country. Although the overall design is the same for every country it does not distract from the amount of information given. The final pages include a glossary and further reading that can be found online or in a book. VERDICT Still a good introduction for mid-elementary readers interested in exploring the world.

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