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Travel
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Kamil, Jill, Luxor: A Guide to Ancient Thebes. Longman, London
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David Macaulay, Pyramid (London Collins 1976)
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E. J. McGraw, The Golden Goblet [a novel] (London, Puffin Books
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Anne Millard, Ancient Egypt: Pocket Guide (London, Usborne
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Jacqueline Morley, An Egyptian Pyramid: Inside Story (Simon and
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Richard Parkinson, Ancient Egypt Colouring Book (London, British
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N. Reeves, and N. Froman, Into The Mummy's Tomb (London,
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N. Reeves, and N. Froman, Tuttut: The Game of Egyptian
hieroglyphs (London, British Museum Co. 1996)
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