We're Sailing Down the Nile: A Journey Through Egypt - Hardcover

Laurie Krebs combines her love of children's literature with her enthusiasm for travelling to create wonderful picture books that take readers all round the world. Her amazing trip down the Nile inspired this book. This is Laurie's fifth project for Barefoot Books, following We All Went on Safari (HC: 978-1-84148-457-0; PB: 978-1-84148-782-3), We're Sailing to Galapagos (HC: 978-1-84148-901-8), We're Riding on a Caravan (HC: 978-1-84148-342-9) and Off We Go to Mexico! (HC: 978-1-90523-639-8). She has four children and five grandsons, and lives in Virginia,USA, with her husband, Bill. Anne Wilson has an MA in Illustration from St. Martin's College of Art, London. She has been illustrating children's books for several years, and this is her third project for Barefoot, following Storytime: First Tales for Sharing (HC: 978-1-84148-344-3) and The Great Race (HC: 978-1-90523-676-3). She gains much of her inspiration and use of color from her travels. Anne lives in Reading, England with her husband and baby daughter.

There is so much in store on this incredible journey: enormous statues and temples, the legendary Sphinx, tombs and mummies, and of course the Great Pyramids. With hieroglyphs on each page, a god or goddess associated with every destination, and informative notes at the end, you will be an Egypt expert in no time!