Living in . . . Egypt: Ready-to-Read Level 2 Paperback – July 11, 2017

I LOVE this series. They are written from the perspective of a child in that country, with a variety of family types represented. They all include an overview of what their day is like, what school is like, as well as cultural, historic, and geographic info, with some pronunciation help where needed. I like to read the same one every day for a week, and my son notices and latches onto a new detail every time. We often end up Googling some question that the text brings up.

Its a very good book

Bought as a gift and he loved it!

Very good

None of the books focus that much on religion... EXCEPT for the Egypt book. The book explains the 5 Pillars of Islam. Now, I don't mind teaching comparative religion to kids, but you have to compare it to other faiths and treat all those faiths in the same manner. The issue is this author does not do that. The Italy book did not teach the basics of Catholicism. The India book did not teach the basics of Hinduism. Etc. So basically the author decided to treat the Muslim faith differently in her Egypt book while excluding all other faiths. That unequal treatment is unacceptable - either state briefs facts about religion in every country book or don't talk about any religion in detail. Again - this is a matter of consistency throughout a book series that deals with people's cultures, ethnicities, customs, etc. because that is a sensitive topic - you have to display equal treatment.

This is a great read. My child was fascinated by the story and it got her interested in learning about other cultures, since its written from the perspective of a little girl her age. It teaches a little about the basics about Islam, which is great because she got to compare and contrast. It also gives a fun history of Egypt that has lead to her interest in finding more books about the pyramids, hieroglyphics, etc. These are great introductory books with great illustrations.

I bought this book to teach my kids about Egypt, but it was heavy influenced by Islamic culture. As an Egyptian who is also Christian, I was hoping for a more neutral book. I’m okay with religious input, but it is about half of the book and no mention of the Coptic community at all, who are the native Egyptians.

Not bad. Good illustrations. A lot of focus in religion (Islam) and less on Egypt today.