Come to the desert land of Egypt and let this book take you on a Nile tour. You'll meet Gods, pharoahs, magicians and so much more.

- A succinct but well detailed collection of stories concerning the ancient civilisation. There's a mixture of mythology, history and folktales in here and all give a good insight into life in Egypt between 5000 and 2000 years ago.

- This book was first published in 1967 and as such, the language is occasionally old fashioned but not to the point that it detracts from the stories.

- The book is quite short and would work well for children who can read chapter books. There is a reasonable amount of violence in this book (on par with most mythologies and historical events) but nothing inappropriate for a child aged 8+ in my opinion.

I really enjoyed reading this book and in my mind feeling the desert sun on my skin and watching the Gods and mortals go about their ancient lives. Tales of Ancient Egypt would be perfect for someone who wants to learn more about the ways of Ancient Egypt or is into ancient civilisations or mythology.