by James Cross Giblin
appears in History and Nonfiction.
James Cross Giblin, this year's winner of the Sibert Medal, has written a stunning exploration of one of history's most mysterious structures.The Great Sphinx is one of the largest sculptures in the world. Six stories high and a city block wide, it has stood guard over the pyramids of Egypt's Giza Plateau for 4,500 years. Who built the Sphinx and w...
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Consider Gods and Goddesses of Ancient Egypt by Morgan E. Moroney.
“Gods and Goddesses of Ancient Egypt offers a breezy guided tour of Egyptian deities, linking gods to the rhythms of daily life — from dawn’s sun to the Nile’s flood. The prose is accessible and descriptive, useful as a quick primer or a source of evocative images for writers and teachers. Its main limitation is its surface-level treatment: it prioritizes readable summaries over deep source discussion, so readers seeking original texts, detailed archaeological evidence, or sustained scholarly argument will likely find it thin.”
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