A masterpiece of paper engineering and for all collectors of pop-up books, here are 20 flaps to lift and giant pop-ups, the first of which is a map of Ancient Egypt in a booklet entitled Africa on the inside front cover. Lift the flap to discover a tomb of treasure where pharaohs were buried in beautifully decorated tombs surrounded by possessions that they might need in the Afterlife. The next double page spread takes us right inside a big pop-up pyramid complete with flap to lift to see the chambers concealed within and mystery spaces where today mini robots have explored and found miniature doors at the ends. We learn that the Sphinx was carved from a single block of stone and is 73m long, about the length of five buses. There is a feature on making a mummy which took about 70 days and each step is described and illustrated and the role of gods and priests. Pull up more flaps as you turn each page, the next one is a spectacular Tutankhamun's Death Mask with an explanation that the Ancient Egyptians believed that the spirits of the dead return to their bodies each night and a face mask gave the spirits a way to recognise their own remains. There is the mummy's journey on the funeral and pull and lift more flaps from the pop-up to find hidden treasure, great and small. With a useful glossary, this is designed for Egyptologists aged 7-70. 16 huge pages, popping out, 24.5 x 32.7cm.
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