BE A SCRIBE

Michael Hoffen, Christian Casey, and Jen Thum team up to create BE A SCRIBE: WORKING FOR A BETTER LIFE IN ANCIENT EGYPT, the first in a series of books for young readers. In a delightful mix of story and asides for factual information about the place and time, the book follows Pepi as his father takes him up the Nile River to a school where he can train to be a scribe, a highly revered profession. Along the way, Pepi learns about 18 other not-to-great jobs open to him, should he fail in learning to read and write well enough for his chosen profession. With a combination of maps, photographs of artifacts, drawings, and stories, the book uses gentle humor to teach young readers different facets of life in Ancient Egypt. It even has a primer on how to read hieroglyphics. Hoffen, sixteen, began translating ancient texts when he was in middle school, and partners with Egyptologists Dr. Christian Casey and Dr. Jen Thum to bring this story to life. Filled with both fact and fun, BE A SCRIBE! is an educational romp enjoyed by all ages.