The Time-Tourist's Guide to Ancient Egypt
Age range: 7-9
Written by Emma Roberts; Illustrated by Ilya Milstein
Hardback; 270 x 210 mm; 24pp
Publishing 24 September 2026
Step back in time and experience the sights and sounds of Ancient Egypt in this 'guidebook' filled with flaps to lift, letters to unfold and hidden places to discover
Meet Herbert, your time-tourist travel guide and spend a day in ancient Egypt as you discover the sights and sounds of one of the world's great ancient civilisations. Packed with curriculum-linked ephemera and stories about the past, this guide will see you:
- Sail down the Nile
- Stop off at the pyramids
- Shop at an Ancient Egyptian market
- Meet gods and goddesses
- Take part in a mummification workshop
- Explore Tutankhamun's tomb
- Learn to read hieroglyphics
And more!
The first in a series of travel guides to unreachable places for the whole family to enjoy.
EMMA ROBERTS is a children's author and editor from London who lives with her two rescue dogs, Frodo and Arya. She studied Classics at Cambridge University, where she fully indulged her life-long passion for all things Shakespeare in the student-theatre scene. When Emma isn't queuing for tickets at The Globe, she is either performing in local theatre or training for her next marathon.
ILYA MILSTEIN is an Italian-born, Australian-raised, and New York-based illustrator. Working for a wide range of commercial and editorial clients in a detailed and referential hand-drawn style, his illustrations have been recognised by American Illustration and Communication Arts, he has received three Gold Medals from the Society of Illustrators, and he was named an ADC Young Gun by the The One Club for Creativity. He is commercially represented in North America, Australia, and New Zealand by the Jacky Winter Group, and in South Korea by Pinzle.
ISBN: 9781917366571