Ancient Egypt Book List

Ancient Egypt & Ancient China Books & Resources List

This is such an exciting and FUN part of history to study!!
There are so many great books, games, movies, and hands-on projects to make this part of history really connect to your child’s world now!

This Books & Resources list is made specifically for the FREE Ancient Egypt and China History Curriculum, which is Part 2 in the Free Ancient World History Curriculum  series. Start HERE to see the first section.
These books are NOT required for the studies… they’re just my favorite resources (most I’ve personally used).

Even if you are not studying this period of history right now, I think you will find some super fun books and other ideas for your family!  ENJOY!

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*Spine Texts for the Ancient History Units-

I used 2 main history texts as the spine for the entire Free Ancient World History Curriculum series-
“A Child’s History of the World” by Virgil Hillyer (you’ll see it in the lessons as -> CHOW), and “The Story of the World” series by Susan Wise Bauer (abbreviated in the lessons- SOTW).   HOWEVER, these (and all the other books I listed) are just a suggestion.  You can use one of them, all of them, another text you already have, or none of them at all!  Each daily lesson has TONS of online reading links, hands-on project suggestions, and  other options to fully explore the given topic.

*Literature For Ancient Egypt and Ancient China :

*Ancient Egypt :  An Interactive History     (Like a choose your adventure book !)
*Mara, Daughter of the Nile 
*Priceless Jewel of the Well
*A Cry From Egypt
*Boy of the Pyramids:  A Mystery Of Ancient Egypt
*God King: A Story in the Days of King Hezekiah 
*Songbird of the Nile 
*Tirzah
*The Golden Bull
*Dangerous Dreams
*AIO Imagination Station:  Secret of the Prince’s Tomb

*Cleopatra VII- Daughter of the Nile   (Royal Diary series)
*Trouble Times Ten  and  Ruled Out !
*Mummies In the Morning  & Ancient Egypt Companion Guide
*Histronauts:  An Egyptian Adventure
*Mystery of the Egyptian Mummy
*Mystery of the Egyptian Scroll
*Kid Detective Zet
*Cleopatra Queen of Egypt
*Joseph, Jacob’s Favorite Son
*Moses and The Long Walk
*The 10 Plagues
*The Cat of Bubastes: A Tale of Ancient Egypt
*The Golden Goblet

*Ra The Mighty Cat Detective
*Kidventures :Stories of Danger & Courage
(I’ve never read these…from Focus on the Family)
*Mystery of the Egyptian Scroll    (if you like this one there are 3 more on topic!)
*Ms. Frizzle’s Adventures To Ancient Egypt
*The Riddle of the Rosetta Stone

*Ancient China:  An Interactive History
*Zachary Ying and the Dragon Emperor
*Day of the Dragon King   and  China:  Land of the Emperor’s Great Wall
*Adventures in Egypt  (Good Times Travel Agency)   &  Adventures in China
*Ms. Frizzle’s Adventures To Imperial China
*Zhang Heng And The Incredible Earthquake Detector
*Where The Mountain Meets The Moon
*On The Run In Ancient China

***MORE HISTORY BOOK IDEAS ***

*Ancient Egypt Resource/Informational Books:

*Science in Ancient Egypt
*Joseph
*Exodus
* The Ancient Egyptians (Understanding People in the Past series)
* National Geographic Kids:  Everything Ancient Egypt
*DK Find Out!  Ancient Egypt
* The Pharaohs of Ancient Egypt
* The Usbourne Encyclopedia of Ancient Egypt   (Internet Linked)
* The 5,000 Year Old Puzzle
*  National Geographic- Mummies!
* The Great Pyramid
*  Where Are the Great Pyramids ?
*  You Wouldn’t Want to Be a Pyramid Builder
* Making a Mummy
* A Kids’ Life In Ancient Egypt
* A Child’s Introduction To Egyptology
* You Wouldn’t Want To Be Cleopatra
* Pyramid!
* Cat Mummies !

* Ancient China
*Science in Ancient China
*Why Did the Shang Write On Turtles?  And Other Questions
*The Story of Ancient China
*The Shang Dynasty
* DK Eyewitness to Ancient China
* DK Find Out !   Ancient China
* Civilizations of the World:  Ancient China
* National Geographic Investigates:  Ancient China
* The Hidden Army
* Where Is the Great Wall ?
* You Wouldn’t Want To Work On The Great Wall Of China
* Anno’s China
* Hudson Taylor:  Deep In The Heart of China
* Ancient China’s Inventions, Technology, and Engineering
* Zhou Warriors
* Chinese Festivals
* Long Is A Dragon
* D Is For Dancing Dragon

*Ancient Egypt Activity Guides:

* The Ancient Egyptians & Their Neighbors
*Ancient Israelites & Their Neighbors
*Cleopatra and Ancient Egypt:  21 Activities Series
* Fun With Hieroglyphs
* Dover Life in Ancient Egypt Coloring Book
* Great Ancient Egypt Projects You Can Build Yourself
* Draw and Write Through History
* Great Ancient China Projects You Can Build Yourself
* Mysteries of Ancient China Activity Pack

*Ancient Egypt & Ancient China Movies

–Joseph King of Dreams
–Prince of Egypt
–The Ten Commandments
–Ancient Egypt Unearthed
–Mulan  (Part I and II)

*Ancient Egypt & Ancient China Kits

–Ancient Egyptian Pyramid Dig Kit
–Egyptian Artifacts Excavation Kit
–Imhotep Builder of Egypt   (Game)
–Egyptian Tile Painting Kit &  Canopic Jars Kit
–Ancient Egypt Tomb Jigsaw Puzzle    (368 pieces)
–Chinese Architecture Lego Set
–Chinese Writing Practice Set     OR   Waterless Chinese Calligraphy Practice Set

*Ancient Egypt & Ancient China Games

–Ancient Egyptian Senet Game
–Mahjong Game Set
–Mancala Game
–Chinese Checkers

–Top Trumps: Ancient Egypt Card Game
–Ancient Egypt Escape Room
–Unlock!  Kids Escape Room       (This has 4 different rooms, one of which is Ancient Egypt)
–Build The Great Wall of China !     (3D Puzzle!)
–Ancient Egypt Card Game
–Crazy Game:  Ancient Egypt   (My kids loved these!  Great coffee table entertainment!)

–Ancient Egyptian Figures
(These are great to use for building dioramas, using in DIY movie making which is a great project, or just fun to play with!)
–Ancient Egypt Playing Cards    
(From the Metropolitan Museum of Art… great for all kinds of activities)
–Ancient Egypt Stickers
(We liked to use these for our timelines… and also fun to use as story starters!)

***MORE HISTORY GAME IDEAS FOR KIDS***

**Be sure to check out the new posts in the History Top 10’s Series for even MORE  learning FUN!

+Top 10 History PODCASTS
+Top 10 History SONGS
+Top 10 History TIMELINES
+Top 10 History AUDIOBOOKS
+Top 10 History MOVIES
+Top 10 History BOOKS
+Top 10 History GAMES
+Top 10 History HANDS-ON
+Top 10 History PRINTABLES
+Top 10 History FIELD TRIPS
+Top 10 AMAZING Homeschooling Resources At The Library

And a bonus…
+Top 10 History for the HOLIDAYS

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* Ancient Civilizations Board
* Ancient Egypt Board
* Ancient Greece Board
* Ancient Rome Board
* Middle Ages Board

*Fields of Daisies Ancient Egypt Products & Posts*

+FREE History of Ancient Egypt/China Curriculum Lesson Plans
+Ancient Egypt/China Curriculum Printable PDF Version
+Ancient Egypt/China Printable POWER Pack     **NEW**
+Ancient Egypt/China Great Books List !
+Ancient Egypt Printable History Cards
+FREE 21 Fascinating Facts About Ancient Egypt
+21 Fascinating Facts About Ancient Egypt Printable PDF Version

+Ancient Egypt History Bundle

*Other Ancient History Resources from Fields of Daisies-

*Section 1:  Ancient Civilizations & the Old Testament
+FREE History of Ancient Civilizations/Old Testament Curriculum Lesson Plans
+Ancient Civilizations & Old Testament Printable POWER Pack   **NEW**
+FREE Ancient Civilizations / Old Testament Printable History Cards
+Ancient Civilizations/OT Printable PDF Version
+FREE 21 Fascinating Facts About Ancient Civilizations
+21 Fascinating Facts About Ancient Civilizations Printable PDF 
+Ancient Civilizations/OT Great Books Reading List

*Section 2: Ancient Egypt  (includes Ancient China)
+FREE History of Ancient Egypt/China Curriculum Lesson Plans
+Ancient Egypt/China Printable POWER Pack    **NEW**
+Ancient Egypt/China Curriculum Printable PDF Version
+Ancient Egypt Printable History Cards
+FREE 21 Fascinating Facts About Ancient Egypt
+21 Fascinating Facts About Ancient Egypt Printable PDF Version
+Ancient Egypt/China Great Books List !

*Section 3:  Ancient Greece
+FREE History of Ancient Greece Curriculum Lesson Plans
+ Ancient Greece History Curriculum- Printable PDF
+ Printable Ancient Greece History Cards
+ Ancient Greece Books and Resources List
+FREE 21 Fascinating Facts About Ancient Greece- History Starters
+21 Fascinating Facts About Ancient Greece-  PDF Version

*Section 4:  Ancient Rome
+FREE History of Ancient Rome Curriculum Lesson Plans
+ Ancient Rome History Curriculum- Printable PDF
+ Ancient Rome Books and Resources List
+Printable Ancient Rome History Cards
+FREE 21 Fascinating Facts About Ancient Rome-  History Starters
+21 Fascinating Facts About Ancient Rome-  PDF Version

*Section 5: Middle Ages & the Renaissance
+ FREE History of the Middle Ages Lessons Plans
+ Middle Ages History Curriculum-  Printable PDF
+ Books and Resources List
+ Printable Middle Ages History Cards
+ FREE 21 30 Fascinating Facts About the Middle Ages
+ 21 30 Fascinating Facts About the Middle Ages- Printable PDF Version

*Section 1:  Ancient Civilizations & the Old Testament & Book List
*Section 2: Ancient Egypt  (includes Ancient China)   &  Book List
*Section 3:  Ancient Greece  &  Book List
*Section 4:  Ancient Rome  &   Book List
*Section 5:  The Middle Ages &  Book List

**Also, in this series,  FREE Early American History Curriculum  and   FREE Modern American History Curriculum  !

*Early American History Books & Resources List
*Modern American History Books & Resources List
*Great Books & Resources for American History Unit Studies
(These go along with the American Girl Unit Studies, but have TONS of other resources as well.  You will also find a CHRISTMAS section with some super fun ideas for Holiday Homeschooling!)

Hope this book and resource list is helpful !
I’d love to know what YOU are using too !
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HAPPY LEARNING !