Seeker of Knowledge: The Man Who Deciphered Egyptian Hieroglyphs
by James Rumford (Author)
In 1802, Jean-Francois Champollion was eleven years old. That year, he vowed to be the first person to read Egypt's ancient hieroglyphs. Champollion's dream was to sail up the Nile in Egypt and uncover the secrets of the past, and he dedicated the next twenty years to the challenge.
James Rumford introduces the remarkable man who deciphered the ancient Egyptian script and fulfilled a lifelong dream in the process. Stunning watercolors bring Champollion's adventure to life in a story that challenges the mind and touches the heart.
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A tale of heroic perseverance and discovery, this picture book biography of Jean-Francois Champollion, the early-19th-century amateur scholar who first deciphered hieroglyphs, will fire the imagination, PW. Ages 5-8. (June)
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JNF007120 - Juvenile Nonfiction | Biography & Autobiography | Women
Champollion, Jean-Francois
Egyptian language
Writing, Hieroglyphic
Egyptologists
