Hieroglyphs From A To Z - Hardcover

Rizzoli

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0847817016 ISBN 13: 9780847817016

Publisher: Rizzoli, 1993

Synopsis

An ABC book showing the relationships between the English alphabet and Egyptian hieroglyphs

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Grade 3-6-In this visually appealing presentation, Der Manuelian shows hieroglyphs that correspond to letters of the English alphabet. He presents the information in the form of an alphabet book in rhyme with a picture of an Egyptian item beginning with that letter in English. Unfortunately, the rhyme is weak and condescending. The colorful drawings and bold, border prints are based on Egyptian paintings and carvings. This book will be great for kids who want to write in code, but not for readers who want to learn how hieroglyphics functioned as an alphabet on their own. Many letters of the Egyptian alphabet aren't included here, but there are some tips on how the original glyphs were read. Cardboard stencils are provided to help children make the symbols' outlines, but may not survive much library use.
Cathryn A. Camper, Minneapolis Public Library
Copyright 1994 Reed Business Information, Inc.

A disappointing, downscale version of Fun with Hieroglyphs , this picture book cum abecedary cum code book cum Egyptology seminar tries in vain to be all things to all readers. "A is an archer who carries a bow," for example, suggests a very young audience, as does the format, with its large pictures and large type. The rest of that page's contents, however, aims higher--there's a hieroglyph corresponding to the letter "A"; the word "archer" spelled out in hieroglyphs; information (in small type) about the animals hunted by ancient Egyptian archers; and a static design, which is repeated on the other spreads. Kids attracted to the idea of using the hieroglyphs to transliterate English will find that considerable skill is required to reproduce them freehand; the hieroglyph stencils included with the book, small of scale and lacking definition, also demand a high degree of manual dexterity. Ages 7-up.
Copyright 1993 Reed Business Information, Inc.

Edition details

• Publisher: Rizzoli
• Publication date: 1993
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0847817016
• ISBN 13: 9780847817016
• Binding: Hardcover