Leadership
Who Owns the Goat?
The pharaoh’s word was law, and officials such as the vizier heard people’s quarrels. Your child judges two farmers and their goat, with you whispering advice.
Life in Ancient Egypt
Daily life in the pharaohs’ Egypt
- 32 pages
- 8 × 11 in (21 × 28 cm) Hardcover
From dawn to night on the Nile, you and your child trade without coins, slide a giant stone on wet sand and sit on the pharaoh’s throne. Along the way they learn what Kemet, a deben and a cartouche are.
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Sit on the pharaoh’s throne, trade at the river market without coins, farm the Nile mud and paint your name in hieroglyphs. Every story page has a true fact and a question to answer from the picture.
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What you’ll discover together
Set more than 3,000 years ago. Your child settles a quarrel, reads the flood, moves stone and writes in hieroglyphs, with you alongside.
The great river
Reading the River
Marks cut into stone steps showed how high the flood rose, so officials could guess the harvest and set taxes. Your child reads the level while you write it down.
Engineering
The Wet Sand Trick
Damp sand made stone sleds easier to pull, and a tomb painting shows a worker pouring the water. Your child wets the sand by an obelisk; you check the wall.
Learning
A Scribe’s First Lesson
Scribes learned hundreds of picture signs, mostly by copying, and wrote on sheets made from papyrus reeds. Your child paints their name while you press a new sheet.
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Life in Ancient Egypt
32 pages · 8 × 11 in (21 × 28 cm) Hardcover
$54.99USD
A picture book starring your child and you in ancient Egypt: sail the Nile, trade without coins, write in hieroglyphs. 30 real facts. Free preview.
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What will my child learn?
How families lived along the Nile more than 3,000 years ago: farming the black mud, trading without coins, baking gritty bread, writing in hieroglyphs and moving giant stones. Each page has one true fact and a question your child answers by looking at the picture.
Is any of it scary?
No. As pharaoh, your child settles a quarrel over a goat and frowns at some spilled figs, and nobody is punished. The hippo only yawns. The book ends with everyone asleep in a boat on the moonlit Nile.
How accurate is it?
The story is set in the New Kingdom, the age of Tutankhamun and Ramesses II. The facts come from tomb paintings, objects and old records. The make-believe part is your child ruling as pharaoh.
Who is in the book?
Your child and one grown-up, drawn from your photos into every page. Both names go on the cover.
What is this book?
A personalized hardcover picture book about ancient Egypt. Your child and their grown-up are drawn into all 30 story pages, from the banks of the Nile to the pharaoh’s golden throne. Each page is one moment of the story, one true fact and one question your child can answer by looking at the picture.
What age is it for?
Ages 2 to 10. Little ones find themselves in the pictures while you read aloud. Older kids read the facts and answer the questions on their own.
How big is it, and what’s it made of?
A landscape hardcover, 8 × 11 in (21 × 28 cm), with 32 pages: an opening, 30 story pages and a closing. Printed in full color on thick 170 gsm silk paper, with a matte-laminated cover.
What can I personalize?
The child’s photo and name, and the grown-up’s photo and what the child calls them: Grandma, Nana, Dad, Auntie. The names go on the cover, like “Starring Maya & Nana.”
Will the characters really look like us?
Each character is drawn from the photo you upload, so your child will know the faces. A clear, front-facing photo in good light works best. Not happy? Add another photo and preview again, free.
Can I see the book before I buy?
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Can I order more than one book?
Yes. All Cradl books share one cart, so you can mix titles and formats, and every book is the same price: $54.99 for a hardcover and $39.99 for a softcover.
When will it arrive?
Each book is printed close to you: in the US, the UK and Canada for those countries, and in New Zealand for Australia. It arrives in 5 to 7 business days in the US, 4 to 5 in the UK and Canada, and 7 to 12 in Australia.
How are my photos used?
Only to draw the characters in your book. They’re never shared publicly or used in advertising, and they’re automatically deleted 7 days after you upload them.
What if something’s wrong with my book?
You’re covered by our 30-day guarantee. If the book doesn’t match your preview, or arrives damaged or misprinted, tell us within 30 days of delivery and we’ll reprint it free or refund you in full, your choice.
How much is shipping?
One flat price per order, however many books are in it: $9.99 in the US, £4.99 in the UK, C$12.99 in Canada and A$12.99 in Australia. Prices include tax.
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