I would like to share a children’s book BE A SCRIBE! Working for a Better Life in Ancient Egypt by Michael Hoffen (Author), Christian Casey (Author), Jen Thum (Author) I received a copy of in exchange for this review. Inside this post are my affiliate links if you click on the links and make a purchase I will make a small percentage from the items you purchase.
I couldn’t wait to share BE A SCRIBE! Working for a Better Life in Ancient Egypt with Charlie and his friends and let them know the book was written by a 16 year old which is how old Charlie is and his friends are older. Tim works but Charlie has gotten his ID and will be going out to look for his first job while B waits for his parents to get him his ID although he lives on his own.
Charlie and I begin to read the book and Charlie couldn’t imagine being sent away to school which happens all the time. We enjoyed learning about the jobs Pepi could take. It’s the story of a father and his son. Which reminded me of David and Charlie. The story takes place in Egypt which Charlie and I will be studying when we begin our Studies on Counties and States
Charlie has wanted to learn Spanish forever which we haven’t been able to do but through this book we will learn Egyptian. There are timelines in the book which we can study in our History Class. We learn what a Scribe is and so much more through the story which isn’t just a storybook for children from 8 and up but a teaching tool.
Come learn what a Smith is or a carpenter which we still have today. Did you see all the pretty jewelry the jeweler makes? Charlie liked finding out some of the old jobs are still jobs around today like a barber. I love how the book reminds us to stay out of trouble and to mind our manners. Don’t play hooky which is something I did a lot of in high school. How about you?
About the book:
AN IMMERSIVE STORY OF DAILY LIFE IN ANCIENT EGYPT
This is an extraordinary translation of a papyrus dating from ancient Egypt’s Middle Kingdom era by Michael Hoffen, the 16-year-old author of Be a Scribe! with the help of co-authors Dr. Christian Casey and Dr. Jen Thum.
Michael Hoffen became fascinated by the text, known as The Instruction of Khety, when he learned that it tells the tale of a teenage boy living almost 4,000 years ago—Pepi.
Pepi wonders what career path he should choose, an important matter still contemplated today by millions of teenagers forty Centuries later. His father Khety takes him on a long journey up the Nile to enroll him in a school far away from home, where Pepi will learn to read and write. Along the way, Khety explains 18 other terrible jobs Pepi could end up having to work at if he is not hired as a scribe.
This tale of a teenage boy in ancient Egypt shows readers that working for a living has never been easy!
Sail up the Nile with an ancient Egyptian father and son and discover what daily life was like along the way. Experience the wonderful world of ancient Egypt with the help of countless artifacts and paintings. Delight in four-thousand-year-old humor and immerse yourself in the choices facing a teenage boy in Egypt then.
Thank you,
Glenda, Charlie and David Cates
