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Chae Strathie

So You Think You’ve Got It Bad? A Kid’s Life in Ancient Egypt

 
Hay Festival 2019, 

Life in ancient Egypt may sound like fun, with the glorious sunny weather and amazing pyramids. But in award-winning author Chae Strathie’s new book, you’ll discover it was actually pretty tough. From dodging Deathstalker scorpions to cleaning up cow dung, and from eating roast hedgehog to being slammed in the stocks, learn what life was really like at the time of the Pharaohs. Maybe modern life’s not so bad after all…

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