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Would, Nick
1 Reviews
(4)
K-3
Illustrated by
Christina Balit.
Khepri, the scarab beetle represented in Egyptian paintings and artifacts, saves a prince's life. Told from the beetle's perspective, the first-person narrative is generally forced ("I wished I could cry out, 'NO!' If the prince went down there, he would die"). The colorful illustrations depict a tapestry of Egyptian symbols and objects, and an afterword provides some historical background.
Reviewer: Melinda Greenblatt
1 reviews
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