This book provides 50 hands-on activities to experience ancient Egypt. Through games, customs, clothing, food and building children explore the wonders of an ancient society. Constructing a pyramid of cardboard or clay, writing in hierogly phics, playing tug o'war, baking honey-barley bread and much more provides children with the opportnity to investigate and discover. Well illustrated, this book is full of intriguing information and lots of fun.