{"product_id":"vlad-and-tutankhamuns-tomb","title":"Vlad and Tutankhamun's Tomb","description":"\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin-bottom: 0cm; line-height: 18.0pt; mso-outline-level: 4; background: white;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 13.5pt; font-family: \" arial mso-fareast-font-family: new roman color: mso-font-kerning: mso-ligatures: none mso-fareast-language: en-gb\u003eA tomb is needed urgently for the young Egyptian Pharaoh Tutankhamun.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin-bottom: 0cm; line-height: 18.0pt; mso-outline-level: 4; background: white;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #0f1111; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 10.5pt;\"\u003eThis 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. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem style=\"color: #0f1111; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 10.5pt;\"\u003eVlad and Tutankhamun’s Tomb\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #0f1111; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 10.5pt;\"\u003e 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.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin-bottom: 10.5pt; line-height: normal; background: white;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 10.5pt; font-family: \" arial mso-fareast-font-family: new roman color: mso-font-kerning: mso-ligatures: none mso-fareast-language: en-gb\u003e \u003cbr\u003eIn all the excitement will they escape the tomb before it is sealed for hundreds of years?\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin-bottom: 10.5pt; line-height: normal; background: white;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 10.5pt; font-family: \" arial mso-fareast-font-family: new roman color: mso-font-kerning: mso-ligatures: none mso-fareast-language: en-gb\u003eDo you want to know what life was like over 3,000 years ago in ancient Egypt?\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 10.5pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: \" arial mso-fareast-font-family: new roman color: background: white mso-font-kerning: mso-ligatures: none mso-fareast-language: en-gb\u003eResearch shows that stories are many times more memorable than cold facts, which is why we created the \u003cem\u003eFlea in History\u003c\/em\u003e series, so children learn \u003cu\u003ehistory through stories\u003c\/u\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eEach book is meticulously researched and show how people lived in ancient Egypt. In \u003cem\u003eVlad and Tutankhamun’s Tomb\u003c\/em\u003e 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. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eLook inside the life of an Egyptian artist, and how they practised the skills that are still admired thousands of years later.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003eVlad and Tutankhamun’s Tomb\u003c\/em\u003e 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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe book finishes with a fact file that includes information about the setting, archaeological finds, and research behind the story.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Reading Riddle","offers":[{"title":"Perfect Bound","offer_id":67493690638640,"sku":"9781913338039","price":9.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/www.thegreatbritishbookshop.co.uk\/products\/vlad-and-tutankhamuns-tomb","provider":"The Great British Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}