Ancient Egypt is a very popular time period for home school history lessons. For many curriculums it is the first time period that children study and a significant amount of time is spent on it. This book list of ancient Egyptian historical fiction is divided into three categories picture books, early reader, and middle grade children’s books.
Picture Books
Temple Cat
Andrew Clements and Kate Kiesler
The Adventures of a Cat worshiped as a god by the Egyptians, who wants to get away to explore the outside world.
The Egyptian Cinderella
Shirley Climo Ruth Heller
An Ancient Egyptian take on the Cinderella story
The Winged Cat
Deborah Nourse Lattimore
From the Product description
Merit is a servant girl in the temple of cat goddesses. In a rage, Waha, the High Priest, kills a sacred cat, and Merit sees him do it. But when Merit reports the evil deed to Pharaoh, Waha denies that he is guilty."Hear me!" says Pharaoh. "You must each take the magic spells from the Book of the Dead and travel to the Netherworld." Will Truth conquer all?
I Am the Mummy Heb-Nefert
Eve Bunting and David Christiana
A mummy recounts her life and mummification.
Early Reader Chapter books
Mummies in the Mornings (Magic Tree House book # 3)
Mary Pope Osborne and Sal Murdocca
Jack and Annie are transported to Ancient Egypt.
Middle Grade Children’s Books
A Place in the Sun
Jill Rubalcala
From the Product Description
When Senmut's sculpting chisel slips from his fingers, accidentally killing a sacred dove, Egyptian priests exile the 9-year-old boy to a lifetime of hard labor in the gold mines of Nubia. Wrenched from his family, forced to endure brutal guards and unending heat, Senmut turns to the one thing he loves best -- his sculpture. Can it set him free? "The suspense never flags, and details of the period are so smoothly integrated that the action never slows, either." -- Booklist "An exciting and information-filled adventure. The details of the daily life, customs, and beliefs of the people are wonderfully revealed through the words and deeds of the characters. The story has enough excitement to capture the interest of even the most reluctant readers." -- School Library Journal
God King: A Story in the Days of King Hezekiah
Joanne Williamson and Daria M. Sockey
From the Product Description
A never-before published tale by the author of the best -selling Hittite Warrior, carries the reader back to Ancient Egypt and biblical Jerusalem.
The Cat of Bubastes
G.A. Henty
From the Product Description
Enslaved by a conquering army, the young prince Amuba finds friendship in the house of an Egyptian high priest, where he acts as a companion to the priest's son Chebron. The entire household plunges into peril when Chebron accidentally kills the sacred cat of the great temple at Bubastes--a riot ensues, and the boys are forced to flee. Set in 1250 b.c., the time of Moses, this thrilling adventure story offers an evocative look at the ancient Egyptian world. Skillfully interwoven in the narrative thread are fascinating, accurate details about Egyptian religion and geography, the methods by which the Nile was used for irrigation, and how the Egyptians made war and were prepared for burial.
His Majesty, Queen Hatshepsut
Dorothy Sharp Carter
From the Product Description
A fictionalized account of the life of Hatshepsut, a queen in ancient Egypt who declared herself king and ruled as such for more than twenty years.
Aside from the suggestions listed above there are several books that are already a part of many home school history curriculums. Homeschoolers may come to the library looking for these specific titles.
Mara, Daughter of the Nile – Eloise Jarvis McGrow
The Golden Goblet – Eloise Jarvis McGrow
Shadow Hawk – Andre Norton
And finally I want to provide a link to another list of Ancient Egyptian historical fiction.
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