Be a Scribe!

Working for a Better Life in Ancient Egypt

Michael Hoffen, Christian Casey, Jen Thum

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Thames & Hudson
01 June 2024

Children's & Educational; History & the past: general interest (Children's&YA)

An immersive story of daily life in ancient Egypt.

This extraordinary translation of a tale by Michael Hoffen, a 16-year-old young author, will acquaint readers with the life of a teenage boy in ancient Egypt and show readers that working for a living has never been easy!

Sail up the Nile with an ancient Egyptian father and son and discover what daily life was like along the way. Experience the wonderful world of ancient Egypt with the help of countless artificats and paintings. Delight in four-thousand-year-old humor and immerse yourself in the choices facing a teenage boy in Egypt then.

'Few visitors to the British Museum can actually read the ancient words on the artefacts - but one teenager has turned an object's script into a book. . . Michael, who comes from New York, is the recipient of the Emerson prize for outstanding promise in history. His passion for the subject was fired as a young boy by Usborne and Dorling Kindersley books-and he now has his own title, Be A Scribe.' - The Times

'Prepare to be amazed and amused by the history and wit in this wonderful new translation of Khety's advice to his son Pepi. Michael Hoffen is an astonishing talent and in this outstanding debut brings a fresh perspective to the fascinating world of ancient Egypt. Beautifully illustrated, brilliantly conceived, and brimming with joy, Be a Scribe is destined to become a classic.' - Dr. Amanda Foreman

Dr. Amanda Foreman is the author of the prize-winning best sellers, Georgiana, Duchess of Devonshire, and A World on Fire: An Epic History of Two Nations Divided.

Dr Foreman

has served as a judge on almost every major literary prize, including the Booker Prize and the National Book Award. In 2016, she was asked to serve for a second time on the Booker Prize, this time as the chair.

By: Michael Hoffen, Christian Casey, Jen Thum
Imprint: Thames & Hudson
Country of Publication: United States
Dimensions: Height: 305mm, Width: 238mm,
Weight: 860g
ISBN: 9798987412435
Pages: 96
Publication Date: 01 June 2024
Recommended Age: From 8 to 12 years
Audience: Children/juvenile , English as a second language
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active

Michael Hoffen has been interested in ancient languages and studying the past from a young age. His first formal venture into history was a research paper focusing on criminal schemes and fraud in late 19th-century United States, for which he became the Concord Review's youngest-ever recipient of the Emerson Prize. Michael has been studying Middle Egyptian and Latin since he was thirteen years old, and began this book during the summer of 2021. Outside of his academics, he enjoys biking, rock climbing, and swimming.