![]() The thing I really like about it is the way that the author switches between the two children, so that one section is about Hopi the boy and the next is about Isis the girl. This is a fantastic story about a boy and his sister. There is a helpful cast list, map, fact file and glossary at the end of the book. ![]() Children will learn effortlessly about cobras, Egyptian life, gods and goddesses, and what archaeology now tells us about the tomb-builders’ village, which still exists near the Valley of the Kings. Gill Harvey has plainly done her homework, but she cleverly avoids information dumps the facts about Egyptian life and customs are woven seamlessly into the story. I also like Isis and Hopi’s troubled relationship with Mut and the way the three children gradually work things out and move on. She is good at the visual aspect, too it is easy to picture the insides of the village houses, the tombs and surrounding desert, and so on. The author offers her readers exactly what is needed: a strong plot with several intertwining strands, terrific pace, and two attractive and believable central characters. He says he’s just looking for snakes – but can that possible be true? And then Hopi is discovered in a forbidden place. Suspicion is in the air: someone may be stealing from the royal tombs. The troupe is invited to perform in Set Maat, a village devoted to building the royal tombs in the Valley of the Kings. ![]() But will that last? Isis’ dancing partner, Mut, is always making trouble for Isis and she hates Hopi. They both know that they are lucky to be able to live together, particularly as Hopi can’t work. Hopi is fascinated by snakes and scorpions. Isis is a talented dancer and works with a travelling dance and music troupe. Eleven-year-old Isis and her lame thirteen-year-old brother, Hopi, are orphans. Review by Elizabeth Hawksley Minna McNulty (aged 9)Īncient Egypt, 1200 B.C.
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