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Tutankhamen’s Gift<\/a>, written and illustrated by Robert Sabuda, is the story of a young boy named Tutankamen.\u00a0 Tutankamen,\u00a0a small, frail boy who did not excel at physical activities, was a member of the royal family of the great Egyptian pharaoh Amenhotep III.\u00a0 The story tells of Tutankamen going to school, playing and watching his father’s craftsmen build temples to glorify the many gods that he and the Egyptians worshiped.\u00a0 When Amenhotep III died, the pharaoh’s eldest son, Amenhotep IV, assumed his father’s power.\u00a0 Unfortunately he was not like his father and was not liked by the people.\u00a0 When Tutankamen’s brother, Amenhotep IV, mysteriously died, the small, meek 10 year old, Tutankamen, became pharaoh.\u00a0 Tutankamen\u00a0”ruled over the people..with kindness and a true heart until the end of his days”.<\/p>\n Curriculum Connections<\/strong>:<\/p>\n This book would be an interesting introduction to Ancient Egypt.\u00a0 It discusses the pharaohs, the temples, and the many gods they worshiped.\u00a0 It mentions the Nile River, the children’s education and some of the people’s customs.\u00a0\u00a0It\u00a0combines simple text with artwork true to the historical period in which Tutankamen lived.\u00a0 (Va SOL SOL 2.1 and 2.4a).<\/p>\n Additional Resources<\/strong>:<\/p>\n Ancient Egypt: About the Nile<\/a> a video clip about the Nile River and the ancient Egyptians.<\/p>\n Pharaoh: Lord of the Two Lands<\/a> is a site that includes a story, artwork to explore, and a challenge.<\/p>\n Build your own scale model of the Great Pyramid<\/a>.<\/p>\n General Information<\/strong>: Tutankhamen’s Gift, written and illustrated by Robert Sabuda, is the story of a young boy named Tutankamen.\u00a0 Tutankamen,\u00a0a small, frail boy who did not excel at physical activities, was a member of the royal family of the great Egyptian pharaoh Amenhotep III.\u00a0 The story tells of Tutankamen going to school, playing and watching his father’s […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2146,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[7],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-509881","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/mereja.media\/index\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/509881","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/mereja.media\/index\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/mereja.media\/index\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mereja.media\/index\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2146"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mereja.media\/index\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=509881"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/mereja.media\/index\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/509881\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/mereja.media\/index\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=509881"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mereja.media\/index\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=509881"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mereja.media\/index\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=509881"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
\nBook: Tuthankhamen’s Gift<\/a>
\nAuthor: Robert Sabuda<\/a>
\nIllustrator: Robert Sabuda<\/a>
\nPublisher: Macmillan Publishing Company<\/a>
\nPublication Date: 1988
\nPages: 32
\nGrade Range: 2-4
\nISBN: 9780689318184<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"