Cleopatra and Ancient Egypt for Kids: Her Life and World, with 21 Activities (69) (For Kids series)

2018 San Diego Book Awards Finalist Cleopatra has been called intelligent and scheming, ambitious and ruthless, sensual and indulgent. This unique biography captures the excitement of her life story, including portions that have been largely neglected, such as her interest in literature and science and her role as a mother, and allows readers to draw their own conclusions. Cleopatra and Ancient Egypt for Kids also includes maps, time lines, online resources, a glossary, and 21 engaging hands-on activities to help readers better appreciate the ancient culture and era in which Cleopatra lived. Kids will: - Create a beaded Egyptian-style necklace - Build a simple Nile River boat - Prepare homemade yogurt - Construct a model shadoof, a tool used to raise water to higher ground for irrigation - Translate their names into hieroglyphs for a cartouche bookmark - "Mummify" a hot dog - Write an Egyptian love poem - And more! Front Cover Title Page Copyright Dedication Contents Note to Readers Time Line Introduction: The Endless Search for the True Cleopatra 1. A Young Princess of an Ancient Land Create a Writing Tablet Make an Archimedes Screw Build an Egyptian-Style Column 2. The Fight for the Throne Make Egyptian Breath Fresheners Make a Jack-o’-Lantern Lighthouse Prepare Homemade Yogurt 3. Cleopatra’s Cruise Mummify a Hot Dog Make a Simple River Boat Draw and Color Like an Ancient Egyptian 4. The New Goddess Isis Solve Egyptian Math Problems Make an Egyptian-Style Wig Create an Egyptian Relief Sculpture 5. Cleopatra and Mark Antony Build a Shadoof Make a Mehen Board Dissolve an Eggshell 6. Queen of Kings Make a Cartouche Bookmark with Your Egyptian Name Write an Ancient Egyptian Love Poem Make Egyptian Castanets 7. The Sharers of Death Make a Garland 8. The End of an Era Create an Egyptian-Style Necklace Transport an Obelisk on Water Acknowledgments Glossary Time Line of Egyptian Dynasties Resources to Explore Notes Selected Bibliography Index Back Cover She has been called intelligent and scheming, ambitious and ruthless, sensual and indulgent. Cleopatra and Ancient Egypt for Kids captures the excitement of Cleopatra's story, including portions of her life that have been largely neglected, such as her interest in literature and science and her role as a mother, and leads readers to draw their own conclusions. Included throughout are many aspects of history and daily life in Ancient Egypt, helping readers to explore that fascinating and powerful civilization through Cleopatra's eyes. Photos, maps, charts, sidebars, and a time line enrich the book, while 21 hands-on, interdisciplinary activities allow kids to step back in time and try their hand at Egyptian art and poetry and to experience how Egyptians freshened their breath, transported heavy obelisks, and irrigated fields, how Cleopatra might have made a pearl disappear, and much more. "This ... biography captures the excitement of [Cleopatra's] life story, including portions that have been largely neglected, such as her interest in literature and science and her role as a mother, and allows readers to draw their own conclusions"--Amazon.com