Egyptian Diary: The Journal of Nakht (Historical Diaries)

"A fresh lively voice. . . . Replete with details of daily life." Kirkus Reviews The year is 1464 BC and Nakhts family is moving to the city of Memphis. Nakht who is studying to be a scribe keeps a journal of the many sights and sounds of the bustling city temples and pyramids cargo ships a hippopotamus hunt even a tomb robbery. Presented as a lively diary here is an invitation for readers to witness firsthand what life was like for one boy in Egypt 3 500 years ago.