Egypt in the Age of the Pyramids
Author: Guillemette Andreu
Publisher: Cornell University Press
Published: 1997
Total Pages: 200
ISBN-13: 9780801483134
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Andreu describes the Egyptians as they spend a day in the marshes with family and friends. They glide on light skiffs through the papyrus plants, stopping occasionally to marvel at the marsh creatures: frogs, butterflies, kingfishers, ibises, herons, lapwings, weasels, and mongooses. Because the marshes also shelter crocodiles and hippopotamuses, the day is not without its perils.