Vlad and Tutankhamun's Tomb

A tomb is needed urgently for the young Egyptian Pharaoh Tutankhamun.

This is a story of our narrator Vlad Flea, his friend Mui the cat and the tomb painter Kel. Their adventure shows how expert artists living in the Artist’s Village by the Valley of the Kings, worked to prepare tombs for the elite member of Egyptian society. Based on findings it shows how this was work carried out by skilled workers in teams. Vlad and Tutankhamun’s Tomb is a beautifully hand-illustrated story that shows archaeological artifacts in context. Along the way the adventurers reflect on the monuments left thousands of years before them, such as the pyramids and sphynx.

In all the excitement will they escape the tomb before it is sealed for hundreds of years?

Do you want to know what life was like over 3,000 years ago in ancient Egypt?

Research shows that stories are many times more memorable than cold facts, which is why we created the Flea in History series, so children learn history through stories.

Each book is meticulously researched and show how people lived in ancient Egypt. In Vlad and Tutankhamun’s Tomb the story features artifacts from the archaeological digs in the Artists’ Village from the Petrie Museum including practise painting grids, ostracons and broken household objects that ended up in the refuse holes.

Look inside the life of an Egyptian artist, and how they practised the skills that are still admired thousands of years later.

Vlad and Tutankhamun’s Tomb is a story that can be read repeatedly revealing layers of information and providing a resource for learning about prehistory and how we interpret history. As with all Vlad Flea books it is a perfect springboard for extending the topic in literacy, art and beliefs as well as history. Learning materials for parents and teachers can be found on the Reading Riddle website.

The book finishes with a fact file that includes information about the setting, archaeological finds, and research behind the story.

Publisher - Reading Riddle

Language - English

Perfect Bound

Contributors

By author

Kate Cunningham

Sam Cunningham

Published Date - 2026-08-11

ISBN - 9781913338039

Dimensions - 27.9 x 21.6 x 0.2 cm

Page Count - 32