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Seeker of Knowledge: The Man Who Deciphered Egyptian Hieroglyphs Hardback - 2000

by James Rumford

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To a child, the future is a magnificent dream. For Jean-Francois Champollion, the dream was to sail up the Nile in Egypt and uncover the secrets of the past. In 1802, when Champollion was eleven years old, he vowed to be the first person to read Egypt's ancient hieroglyphs. He faced great challenges over the next twenty years as he searched for the elusive key to the mysterious writing -- and the fulfillment of his dreams.

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To a child, the future is a magnificent dream. For Jean-Francois Champollion, the dream was to sail up the Nile in Egypt and uncover the secrets of the past. In 1802, when Champollion was eleven years old, he vowed to be the first person to read Egypt's ancient hieroglyphs. He faced great challenges over the next twenty years as he searched for the elusive key to the mysterious writing -- and the fulfillment of his dreams.

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In 1790, a French boy named Jean-Francois Champollion was born.

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  • Title Seeker of Knowledge: The Man Who Deciphered Egyptian Hieroglyphs
  • Author James Rumford
  • Binding Hardback
  • Edition First Edition, F
  • Pages 32
  • Volumes 1
  • Language ENG
  • Publisher Harcourt Brace and Company, Wilmington, Massachusetts, U.S.A.
  • Publication date April 24, 2000
  • Illustrated Yes
  • ISBN 9780395979341 / 039597934X
  • Weight 0.9 lbs (0.41 kg)
  • Dimensions 8.77 x 11.32 x 0.38 in (22.28 x 28.75 x 0.97 cm)
  • Age range 04 to 07 years
  • Grade levels P - 2
  • Reading level 830
  • Category Children's Books/Ages 4-8 Nonfiction
  • Library of Congress subjects Egyptologists, Egyptian language - Writing, Hieroglyphic
  • Library of Congress Catalogue Number 99037254
  • Dewey Decimal Code B

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"A tale of heroic perseverance and discovery. . . . As adept with his pen as he is with his watercolor brush, Rumford etches his lucid prose with lyrical descriptions." Publishers Weekly

"An engaging introduction to a timeless topic"

School Library Journal

"Expect this title to perform double duty among Egypt buffs who read for pleasure and social studies teachers on the prowl for fresh, classroom-friendly material." —The Bulletin (4/00) The Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books
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