Knowledge · Ancient Egypt
L’Égypte ancienne et le Secret du quai désert
Twelve sacks of grain are missing from the quay. Follow their journey with Tia and Nébi while discovering life around the Nile. Book in French.
The story
A mystery to solve
Near Memphis around 2000 BCE, Méri is waiting for the grain she needs to bake bread and thank her neighbours. The quay is empty. Tia and Nébi set out to find the delivery: what happened along the way? Six illustrated missions introduce the foundations of ancient Egyptian life. The story and instructions are in French.
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What children practise
- The Nile, farming and transport by boat.
- From grain to bread and the people involved.
- Scribes, record-keeping and writing.
- Royal power and the organisation of work.
- Homes, temples, tombs and the Giza pyramids.
- Offerings, images and beliefs about the afterlife.
Learning scope
About this edition
A first discovery of ancient Egypt: the Nile and farming, daily life and trades, writing, royal power, pyramids, temples, tombs and beliefs. Six illustrated missions connect the discoveries to a delivery mystery near Memphis around 2000 BCE.
Source guidelines
- Global Egyptian Museum — Daily life ↗
- Global Egyptian Museum — Mud bricks ↗
- Metropolitan Museum of Art — Model of a Granary with Scribes ↗
- Global Egyptian Museum — Script ↗
- UNESCO — Memphis et sa nécropole ↗
- University College London — Kingship in Ancient Egypt ↗
- University College London — Cult, making offerings ↗
- North Carolina Museum of Art — Model of a Boat ↗
- Kelsey Museum, University of Michigan — Teacher Resource Guide: Ancient Egypt ↗
- National Museum of Ireland — Ancient Egyptian Activity Sheet ↗
- Metropolitan Museum of Art — The Art of Ancient Egypt, ressource pour éducateurs ↗
- University of California, Santa Cruz — Digital Karnak, temple complex overview ↗
- Metropolitan Museum of Art — Model Bakery and Brewery from the Tomb of Meketre ↗
- Ministère égyptien du Tourisme et des Antiquités — Giza Plateau ↗
Formats and delivery
What does the digital PDF include?
36 pages in A4 + US Letter, with six missions and adult answers. Download the files through Gumroad and print them at home. This purchase does not include a physical book or shipping.
How is the printed book different?
The printed edition is a separate A5 colour paperback with 52 pages, ordered through Lulu. Its pagination differs from the PDF. Shipping charges and delivery estimates are confirmed by Lulu at checkout.
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