Muti's Necklace: The Oldest Story in the World

By Louise Hawes

Book Overview

Thousands of years ago in Egypt, a girl named Muti receives a beautiful necklace from her father. He has carved it himself--from "turquoise as blue as a dragonfly's wing, and carnelian, as red as the... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Library Binding
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0618535837
• ISBN13: 9780618535835
• Release Date: January 2006
• Publisher: Houghton Mifflin
• Length: 32 Pages
• Weight: 1.05 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 9.7" x 11.2"
• Age Range: 4 to 8 years
• Grade Range: Preschool to Grade 3

Customer Reviews

Beautiful Artwork and Nice story

This is a very beautifully illustrated book. The colors are stunning. It is also a good story.

a beautiful book, a compelling story

What a great gift for a young child. The writing doesn't talk down to kids but keeps their attention. The story is tightly constructed with a strong woman character (so hard to find in books sometimes!) - combined with a sorccercer and a snake what more could you ask for. Set in ancient Egypt timeless ideas about power and family are raised. The pictures are gorgeous!!!