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Shirley Climo\u2019s The Egyptian Cinderella<\/i> (HarperCollins, 1992) is the story of the slave girl Rhodopsis whose rose-colored slipper is stolen by a falcon and dropped in the lap of the pharaoh \u2013 who takes it as a sign that he should marry the one that the slipper fits. For ages 4-8.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Ancient-Egypt-tales-Marcai-Wms-239x300.jpg\") \n\u00a0<\/p>\n \u00a0<\/div>\n<\/td>\n By Marcia Williams \u2013 one of my all-time favorite author\/illustrators – Ancient Egypt: Tales of Gods and Pharaohs<\/i> (Candlewick, 2011) is a re-telling of nine ancient Egyptian tales, illustrated with wonderful (and cleverly funny) comic-strip-style drawings. For ages 6-9.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Star-Bearer-300x238.jpg\") \n\u00a0<\/p>\n \u00a0<\/div>\n<\/td>\n Dianne Hofmeyr\u2019s The Star-Bearer<\/i> (Frances Lincoln Children\u2019s Books, 2012) is a beautifully illustrated creation tale from Egypt, beginning with the birth of the creator, Atum, from a lotus bud. Atum then brings into being Shu, the god of air, and Tefnut, the goddess of rain, whose children \u2013 Geb, god of earth, and Nut, goddess of the sky \u2013 must be separated so that creation can continue. Geb and Nut are devastated. For ages 6-10.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/615sbZXrpSL-238x300.jpg\") <\/td>\n | Donna Jo Napoli\u2019s\u00a0Treasury of Egyptian Mythology<\/em>\u00a0(National Geographic, 2013) is a gorgeously illustrated collection of myths, introducing Egyptian gods, goddesses, and mythical creatures. For ages 8-12.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/tales-of-ancient-E-Green-217x300.jpg\") \n\u00a0<\/p>\n \u00a0<\/div>\n<\/td>\n Roger Lancelyn Green\u2019s classic Tales of Ancient Egypt<\/i> (Puffin, 2011) is a collection of 20 traditional stories, beginning with \u201cRa and His Children,\u201d and continuing through \u201cThe Great Queen Hatshepsut,\u201d \u201cThe Book of Thoth,\u201d \u201cThe Story of the Shipwrecked Sailor,\u201d \u201cThe Treasure Thief,\u201d and \u201cThe Girl With the Rose-red Slippers.\u201d For ages 8-12.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/9781646114238_p0_v1_s1200x630-200x300.jpg\") <\/td>\n | By Morgan E. Moroney,\u00a0Gods and Goddesses of Ancient Egypt<\/em>\u00a0(Rockridge Press, 2020) includes a timeline, map, and an introduction to the stories of the major Egyptian gods and goddesses, among them Ra (the Sun God), Osiris (God of the Underworld), Isis (Goddess of Magic, Thrones, and Healing), Seth (God of Deserts, Storms, War, and Chaos), Anubis, (God of Mummification), and Bastet (Goddess of Cats, Joy, and Motherhood). For ages 9-12.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n | | | | | | | | |