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Shop amongst our popular books, including 3, egyptology coloring book, the egyptology handbook and more from emily sands. Nov 04, 2004 not the feisty miss emily sands, who in 1926, four years after the discovery of king tuts tomb, led an expedition up the nile in search of the tomb of the god osiris. My favorite part about the book is that each page is constructed like a scrapbook. While touring through the main sites of egypt on her quest, emily learns some fascinating facts and legends about the people of. Egyptology by emily sands, various, hardcover barnes.
Is emily sands adventure from the egyptology book real. Search for the tomb of osiris by emily sands 2004, hardcover at the best online prices at. Search for the tomb of osiris emily sands, dugald steer, nick harris, helen ward. Alas, miss sands and crew soon vanished into the desert, never to be seen again. Egyptology coloring book ologies emily sands, various on. The title of this book is egyptology and it was written by emily sands, dugald steer, nick harris illustrator. The egyptology handbook a course in the wonders of egypt book. Following up on the winning format of the bestselling dragonology, egyptology. For example, when the process of mummification is being described, there is a sample piece of cloth that the ancient egyptians would have used during the mummification process. This is a fun handbook for children that have an interest in egyptology or as a book to encourage them to take an interest in history. Osiris is the egyptian god of the underworld, but sands believed that he may have once been a human king in ancient egyptian history.
Sign up for librarything to find out whether youll like this book. This is the fictional scrapbook journal of miss emily sands, a keen egyptologist who led an expedition across egypt in 1927. About emily sands dugald steer has written many books for children including the bestselling dragonology and its companion, the dragonology handbook, as well as the forthcoming wizardology. But in a remarkable turn of fortune for miss sands s many fans, detectives have uncovered a second volume penned in her own handa course book on ancient egyptian history and culture intended for the voyagers beloved niece and nephew. Egyptology by emily sands, 9780763626389, available at book depository with free delivery worldwide. As a student i always loved learning about the pyramids and the egyptian world. After viewing the farncombe familys ancient papyrus, emily sands sets out on an expedition to discover the lost tomb of osiris. Egyptology by emily sands hardback, 2004 for sale online ebay. The unmistakable mystique of the desert is captured in egyptology, a fun, factfilled tour of ancient egypt from the publishers of the bestselling book dragonology. The journal introduces the basic history of ancient egypt to the reader, as well as showing them the most important archaeological sites and gives them a. Who can resist the allure of ancient egypt and the thrill of exploring mysteries that lay hidden for thousands of years. While touring through the main sites of egypt on her quest, emily learns some fascinating facts and legends about the.
Search for the tomb of osiris by emily sands, illus. Search for the tomb of osiris by sands emily, dugald steer and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. Inside this indispensable and beautifully illustrated workbook is everything you need to know to become an esteemed egyptologist. Discover the wonders of ancient egypt through a fascinating journal from. A course in egyptology by emily sands online at alibris.
Jun, 2017 egyptology coloring book ologies emily sands, various on. Who can resist the allure of ancient egypt and the thrill of uncovering mysteries that have lain hidden for thousands of years. Egyptology, emily sands shop online for books in australia. Search for the tomb of osiris by emily sands, dugald steer when others open up the phone for chatting as well as speaking all things, you could sometimes open up as well as check out the soft file of the egyptology. The book egyptology is actually the journal of emily sands who travelled to cairo exploring the mysterious land of the egyptians. The book is put together like a scrapbook of emily sands vacation to egypt. Search for the tomb of osiris is a diary created and published in the. In this book, written for her own niece and nephew, emily sands introduces thirty exciting lessons that should satisfy all budding egyptologists. The illustrations are a very detailed look into the egyptian culture. We deliver the joy of reading in 100% recycled packaging with free standard shipping on u. Search for the tomb of osiris emily sands, dugald steer, nick harris, helen ward, ian andrew on. Search for the tomb of osiris being the journal of miss emily sands by emily sands and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at.
Sands journal contained objects or souvenirs from her travels. Not the feisty miss emily sands, who in 1926, four years after the discovery of king tuts tomb, led an expedition up the nile in search of the. Search for the tomb of osiris 0763626384 by emily sands. Search for the tomb of osiris ology series hardcover 1 oct 2004. Not the feisty miss emily sands, who in 1926, four years after the discovery of king tuts tomb, led an expedition up the nile in search of the tomb of the god osiris. Is emily sands adventure from the egyptology book real answers.
Set in 1926, this clever volume is presented in the form of a diary written by a feisty fictional figure named miss emily sands. Search for the tomb of osiris has 1 available editions to buy at half price books marketplace. Egyptology by emily sands hardback, 2004 for sale online. Search for the tomb of osiris by emily sands 2004, hardcover at the best online prices at ebay. The story of emily sands illfated expedition to find the tomb of osiris was told in the journal she entitled egyptology. Now dedicated egyptologists and avid coloring fans alike can put pencil or marker to the. As readers of the fascinating egyptology are all too aware, the feisty explorer emily sands mysteriously vanished on an expedition up the nile in 1927. Written from the guiding perspective of an aunt, emily sands, to her niece and nephew, the book has many opportunities to engage in educational activities. It was considered so sacred and holy that no one was allowed to travel there. Internet archive contributor internet archive language english. This island was known to the greeks as the abaton, or the forbidden island.
Free shipping and pickup in store on eligible orders. I have been studying egyptology for about six years and this book will. The hardcover of the egyptology by emily sands, various at barnes. Search for the tomb of osiris by emily sands, dugald. A course in the wonders of egypt for her niece and nephew. Search for the tomb of osiris ology series by emily sands hardcover. Search for the tomb of osiris by emily sands, dugald steer editor, various illustrator online at alibris. From the desk of miss emily sands with stickers and 16 envelopes and 6 postcards and 16 sheets of notepaper ologies. Book clubs book fairs scholastic education classroom magazines about us. Emily sands sets out on an expedition to discover the lost tomb of osiris. When emily sands and her team disappeared, they had just traveled to bigeh called biga in the book, where she thought she might find the lost tomb of osiris. Lets explore the mysterious journal of emily sands as she searches for the secret tomb of osiris. With a stunning gold foiled and embossed cover featuring three jewels, and with its creation overseen by tgh james, ex keeper of egyptian antiquities at the british museum, egyptology is emily sands lavish 1926 scrapbook journal of a lost expedition. Egyptology coloring book by emily sands, various, paperback.
Search for the tomb of osiris is a diary created and published in the uk by templar publishing and published by candlewick press in america in 2004. It was published by candlewick and has a total of 32 pages in the book. Egyptology is a major field of archaeology, the study of the ancient egyptian history, language, literature, religion and the art from the 5th millennium bc, until the end of its native religious. Rich with information about life in ancient egypt and peppered with miss sandss lively narration, egyptology concludes with a letter from the former keeper of antiquities at the british museum, explaining which parts of this unique tale may be accepted as fact, which are guided by legend, and which reflect the authors delightful sense of. Thriftbooks sells millions of used books at the lowest everyday prices. But in a remarkable turn of fortune for miss sandss many fans, detectives have uncovered a second volume penned in her own handa course book on ancient egyptian. It is beautifully illustrated and a great source of information. The plot entails of the book being a journal of emily sands, an egyptologist.
Explore our editors picks for the best kids books of the month. Emily sands was the inuniverse author of egyptology and an archaeologist who attempted to search for the tomb of osiris in november 1926 before she disappeared in mysterious circumstances. The plot entails of the book being a journal of emily sands, an egyptologist who, with a team, is trying to find the tomb of osiris. Egyptology coloring book by emily sands 2017, paperback at the best online prices at ebay. The bestselling ology phenomenon meets the coloring book craze.
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