In ancient Egypt where the sun shines bright, The Embalmer was in for a terrible fright. To embalm a Pharaoh was a mighty honour, If he got it wrong he would be a goner! But first he must cross the river Nile, And avoid the humungous crocodile…
By: Cat Barker
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A fantastic picture book for any child who is interested in Egypt (or who just likes a good story)! A really fun take on learning about Ancient Egypt! Would absolutely recommend this book to any teacher looking to engage children.
This gorgeously illustrated narrative poem is a delight. It is a fun story-poem for children (5-9) with all the ingredients that children enjoy: rhyme, repetition, and a mischievous crocodile and it targets 2/3/4 literacy objectives. Whilst having a fun read, children will learn about speech marks, time connectives, the possessive apostrophe as well as tucking into some good vocabulary/ thesaurus work. And, as Ancient Egypt is a history topic that has to be covered in these year groups, the poem introduces some of the jobs that people would have had as introducing the embalming process. We need more children's books like this!
A complete hit!
I bought this book for my son (year 4) who is dyslexic and does not enjoy reading. Finding books that he wants to read can be difficult. Egypt’s Best Embalmer has been a total hit; the theme and characters have kept him engaged and the rhythm and repetition help him feel confident with his reading. This is already a book that we keep on picking up. We love it!
