Gods of Ancient Egypt
- ISBN-10
- 0486420884
- ISBN-13
- 9780486420882
- Category
- Juvenile Nonfiction
- Pages
- 32
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2002-04-01
- Publisher
- Courier Corporation
- Author
- Bruce LaFontaine
Description
Fact-filled coloring book includes 14 boldly outlined full-page illustrations of supernatural beings worshipped by the ancient Egyptians, among them Osiris, the god of fertility and farming; Anubis, the jackal-headed god; Isis, the goddess of love and motherhood; and Horus, depicted as a human male with the head of a falcon. Informative captions.
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