FOLKTALES AND NURSERY RHYMES
Napoli, Donna Jo

Treasury of Egyptian Mythology: Classic Stories of Gods, Goddesses, Monsters, & Mortals

(2) 4-6 Illustrated by Christina Balit. Napoli brings a storyteller's art and a scholar's diligence to the myriad deities of ancient Egypt. Skillfully structuring her narrative from early creation stories to the Third Dynasty's Imhotep, she weaves a well-chosen sample of myths into a disarmingly informal narrative. Illustrator Balit gathers ancient Egyptian forms and motifs into dynamic compositions. Beautiful and indispensable. Reading list, timeline, websites. Bib., ind.

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