Treasury of Egyptian Mythology: Classic Stories of Gods, Goddesses, Monsters & Mortals (National Geographic Treasuries)

I am a 7th grade language arts teacher and I could not wait for this book to arrive. I already own Napoli's Treasury of Greek Mythology, and her Egyptian storybook is equally as wonderful as the Greek one. Napoli writes with such a compelling sense of voice that readers are pulled into the stories. Egyptian mythology is complicated, especially to young readers, but Napoli is a masterful storyteller and she is able to create such beautiful, accessible stories from a complex, ancient set of stories. She has clearly done her research, as there is a really helpful section explaining information such as the origins of names, the variations of details over time and her decision process as she wrote, how the Greeks influenced the stories and names. The stories also have inset boxes with nonfiction information about details related to the stories -- funeral practices, mummification, hieroglyphs, building of pyramids, legally accepted practices at the time, desert life, etc). The illustrations are gorgeous. I would say this book is geared for middle school and above readers, but would be well suited for read-alouds with younger children. It's a must-have for anyone teaching about ancient Egyptian society and mythology. Love, love, LOVE this book!!!

We used this book as part of a homeschooling writing curriculum. My kids were interested in the stories and I enjoyed them as well. The illustrations are magnificent and really help the stories to stand out. This was a win for us!

Amazing, amazing book!!! The text is well written so children can understand and be entertained. The pictures are beautiful and evocative. My two girls love it. Educational and eye opening, and a great compliment to Bible stories, or 1001 nights, etc.

Condition was listed as good, but it is practically brand new.

This book is a great introduction to Egyptian mythology, and I thoroughly enjoyed it. It includes different stories, each about a different god, that tell the story from the gods' point a view (meaning that the author "liked" what that particular god liked, and "hated" what that particular god hated in that chapter). The illustrations are beautiful, and only add to it. Unfortunately, the author added feelings and thoughts that weren't felt or thought in the original stories as the Egyptians told them, and only included stories about the most interesting or main gods; Ra and Tefnut (completely leaving out her brother Shu), Aset, Set, Usir, Nebet Hut, Heru Sa Aset, Inpu, Tehuti, Heru Wer, Hut Heru, Sekhmet, Nit, Khnum, Imhotep, Sobek, and Bastet (leaving out the other animal gods Maftet, Taweret, Hapu, and Heket). She also left out Nut and Geb, but that's fine as they never do anything (they're the sky and the earth), and Satet. And my final opinion: this is a great book that I highly recommend, and even though she left out quite a few gods, I think the ones she left out aren't completely needed. Also, the added feelings and thoughts give more life to the story, making it more engaging for older readers. I think that you'll love this book.

Es un libro de historias egipcias producido en un buen formato y mejor material. El punto fuerte (+): las historias bien escogidas te atrapan, no pare de leerlo. El punto débil (-): no encontré ninguno.

Beautiful pictures; tastefully told for children

Likes this book

Las ilustraciones son preciosas, el colorido magnífico, y las historias resultan amenas e instructivas.

Estas ediciones de mitologías es increíble la de mitologia griega llego perfecto pero esta egipcia venia con defecto de edición, la pasta dura y contraportada vienen al revés

My daughter told me they started Mythology topic at school and she was very interested. She asked for detailed books. So I bought her Egyptian Mythology and she loved it. It's very interesting with lots of pictures and encourages her to learn more. As always, great with National Geographic. Beautiful book, many information, and high-quality printing.

Was delivered with no rips/ torn /bent. Thank you.

Got it for Christmas for my daughter she loves the book. Great illustration, stories,etc. She loves it as she does with all national geographic books no complaints only positive things to say 10 out of 10.