Indiana Jones Explores Ancient Egypt Author:John Malam Indiana Jones, the fictitious archaeologist and adventurer, explores Ancient Egypt in this book which is one of a series on the lost worlds of ancient civilizations. Acting as a guide and narrator, he introduces young children to some of the achievements of each civilization, the different ruling dynasties, the gods and religion, art and crafts ... more »and the inventions, providing a new understanding to the study of history. Indiana Jones examines what a mummy is and why the pyramids were built; and he attempts to bring the land of the pharoahs to life as he explores their gods, towns, temples and tombs. On each page is a page from Indiana Jones's fact file which contains unusual or related information that complements the main text.« less