Lovedtodeath Posted May 4, 2009 Share Posted May 4, 2009 (edited) Tales of Ancient Egypt by Roger Lancelyn Green These stories were carved into temples and tombs, written on papyrus, and parchment in Ancient Egypt and Greece. Together they cover a written history of over 2,000 years, the stories being told as far back as 5,000 years ago. Green brings to the stories in this volume not just his gifts as a storyteller, but also his particular ability to bring sense and clarity to a formerly confusing and scattered mass of legend. My three favorites: The Great Queen Hatshepsut, which tells how the god Amen-Ra came to form Hatshepsut and placed her into her mother's body. The Story of the Greek Princess: Helen of Troy escapes from Paris and seeks shelter in Egypt. The Girl with the Rose Red Slippers: Also known as The Egyptian Cinderella. (It was based on the real Egyptian Queen, Rhodopis, who was a Greek slave who married a Pharoah.) This book was very well written, IMO, but you might note that I tend to particularly enjoy books written in this time period (1950s) because that is what I have grown used to. Edited May 4, 2009 by Lovedtodeath Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
melissa123 Posted May 5, 2009 Share Posted May 5, 2009 :iagree: We loved this book! Do you have any other must-haves? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lovedtodeath Posted May 5, 2009 Author Share Posted May 5, 2009 I really enjoyed Seeker of Knowledge. I love the way it was written with the hieroglyphs interspersed. You Wouldn't Want to Be a Sumerian Slave, and Adventures in Ancient Egypt (Good Times Travel Agency) are the books that got DD interested in ancient history and reading independently. We have had some of the others from those series, and these are the best of the bunch. You Wouldn't Want to Be a Sumerian Slave has more information on Mesopotamia than I have found in any other book. It ties in nicely with the story of Abram and the story of Sargon. Lugalbanda is wonderful too, this is believed to be the oldest written story available to us today. Lugalbanda, the main character, is believed to be the father of Gilgamesh. For early peoples, I really recommend First Painter. I love the way it describes the dawn of creativity and the artwork is beautiful. I got the other book by Green, Greek Heroes, I am not sure about it yet... I haven't read it all, and it needs to be read in order to make sense, which I failed to do. The Illustrated Book of Myths is great because it has so many. It covers nearly every civilization, not just the big 3. I like the way it has Archaelogical evidence in the margins and DD really enjoys the illustrations. I have had to glue some pages together though. Scary stuff. So do you have any more must reads? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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sleepy Posted May 5, 2009 Share Posted May 5, 2009 I couldn't agree with you more.:D We've used it as a family read aloud twice, and all three of my older kids have read it along with their history studies. Love Roger Lancelyn Green! His other books are great as well: The Tale of Troy, King Arthur and his Knights of the Round Table, Tales of the Greek Heroes, etc. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blessedfamily Posted May 5, 2009 Share Posted May 5, 2009 Thanks, Carmen. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paulcindy Posted May 5, 2009 Share Posted May 5, 2009 Thanks for posting this!! We are going to be doing MFW CTG and these are perfect. Although what is reading level? Can you get these at the library? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matryoshka Posted May 6, 2009 Share Posted May 6, 2009 Love Roger Lancelyn Green! His other books are great as well I also like his Tales from Shakespeare (okay it's the only thing of his I've read so far, but I'm guessing from these reviews we'll be reading more!) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lovedtodeath Posted May 6, 2009 Author Share Posted May 6, 2009 (edited) If you want to try another of Roger Green's books, then try his King Arthur. However, I do not recommend his Robin Hood or Tales of the Greek Heroes, since the latter is hardly entertaining and the former can be seen as insulting to poor people. Here is a helpful review quote. Thanks for posting this!! We are going to be doing MFW CTG and these are perfect. Although what is reading level? Can you get these at the library? My library did not have it. Tales of Ancient Egypt is in the 9-12 age category on Amazon. One of the reviews was from a 10 year old. Another said this: "Highly recommended home school book for pre-teens and teens which will add depth to their study of this ancient civilization." Compared to this book---The Pharaohs of Ancient Egypt (Landmark Books) it can be used at an earlier age, IMO. HTH Edited May 6, 2009 by Lovedtodeath Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lovedtodeath Posted May 6, 2009 Author Share Posted May 6, 2009 Another must-have for Egyptians is the Usborne Beginner's Egyptians. It covers everything, taking in the scope of several other books put together, and has a great overhead view of the nile valley at the beginning. I was also thrilled to find Mufaro's Beautiful Daughters. This is based on a folktale told by native people living near ruins in Zimbabwe. I was glad to find an Ancient African tale that was neither Egyptian nor about Anansi. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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