Publisher's Synopsis
Middle Grade Fiction Finder Rating: 5 out of 5: "action-packed mystery set in an ancient land. I recommend this historical novel to all middle grade readers." - L Cameron, Editor
Excellent 'Indiana Jones' style mystery. - Top Reviewer
6th grade ELA/SS: "My co-teacher and I have used this book for the past 2 years and the students absolutely love it!" Janine Taft. Teachers, librarians, and parents will appreciate the ancient civilizations facts and geography and appropriate language for Ages 8-14 Grades 3-7 - #1 Amazon best-selling series in Children's Geography & Cultures > Action & Adventure - ACTION. SMART. EXCITING - Packed with Ancient Egypt References - Also available: BOOK 2: MYSTERY OF THE EGYPTIAN AMULET, BOOK 3, MYSTERY OF THE EGYPTIAN TEMPLE & BOOK 4, MYSTERY OF THE EGYPTIAN MUMMY - FREE shipping when you get the first 3 books in the series!
12-year-old Zet has a mystery on his hands. There's trouble in the kingdom. An important person has vanished into thin air! Zet is sure he can dig up clues. He needs to get down to business, fast. The problem? His best friend, Hui, wants to help. Hui loves joking around and things are bound to turn messy! The boys set sail down the Nile to a temple construction site. But with a suspicious boat captain on their tail, playing spy won't be easy.
The chase leads Zet and Hui into the hotspots of ancient Egypt-from pyramids to the Nile river, through a mysterious land of hieroglyphics, Egyptian gods and mythology, and majesty that the world has never forgotten.
What kids are saying: "I am 11 years old. I could not put this book down."
What parents are saying: "My middle school aged daughter loved this set. She breezed right through them and has reread them more than once!"
What teachers are saying: "I am reading this story to my sixth graders. students want to borrow the book."
Popular in numerous book clubs, classrooms, and homeschooling.
This third novel in the ancient civilization action-packed Kid Detective Zet series from Amazon best-selling author Scott Peters is a mind-broadening adventure for elementary and middle-grade readers of Rick Riordan, The Hardy Boys, and Conn Iggulden.
Provides a smart step up for readers of Mary Pope Osborne, as it "lends itself to being read by kids moving beyond chapter books." The short chapters provide easy wins for middle school readers and makes it perfect for school reading lists. This is a middle-grade book for boys, a middle-grade book for girls. Popular in kids book clubs and homeschooling. An action oriented tale that's a great way to introduce middle-school youngsters to the world of ancient Egypt. "A big hit in our library, can't keep it on the shelf. Don't miss this must-read!" - E. Crow, Librarian
Shelve under: modern classics, books for boys, books for girls, books for kids age 9 - 12, books for middle grade, books for boys 9 - 12, funny exciting stories for kids, Diary of a Wimpy Kid readers, reluctant readers, 5th grade, travel with kids, Mr Lemoncello's Library, Hardy Boys, Rick Riordan, Percy Jackson, Kane Chronicles, appropriate books for kids, librarian-approved.
