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The Research Guides are fantastic! The illustrations and little tidbits added by Annie and Jack are absolutely wonderful. They really make the Research Guides very engaging.

ubalstecha's review against another edition

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3.0

Another collection of research notes from Will Osborne as a companion book to his wife's Magic Tree House series. It is more of a survey book that skims the surface of the topic. This is a good addition to a classroom or school library.

theresidentbookworm's review

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3.0

This was surprisingly informative for being a Magic Tree House Research Guide. It was the base of my Ancient Egypt obsession, providing me with what I needed to learn more. It's not really about mummies and pyramids than it is about the ancient Egyptian culture and lifestyle. It provided kids with an excellent look into a time period somewhat forgotten in history. And while there aren't really any specific time periods mentioned, that didn't detract from the quality of the book. Most of the times given for events that happened in ancient Egypt are vague estimates anyhow. This also has pictures and other tidbits to keep children introduced, though I can't figure out for the life of me why they don't these thinks in color. Stupid publishers!

imperfectcj's review

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3.0

My son and I read this together while he was learning about ancient Egypt in his history lessons. He enjoyed it although he began to lose interest towards the end. I thought it was a decent overview of ancient Egypt and a good complement to the lessons we did in Susan Wise Bauer's The Story of the World.

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