History Showtime brings a fresh new approach to history, combining essential learning with the fun of drama and music.

History Showtime: Ancient Egyptians looks at the history of this great civilisation and describes the everyday life of its people, such as what they ate, what they wore and their beliefs. Alongside this key information are four songs, unique to this series, which bring the facts to life. At the end of the book is a simple playscript for children to act out about the death of Tutankhamun and subsequent discovery of his tomb.

• 1: The gift of the Nile
• 2: 'The Nile is Egypt'
• 3: Daily life
• 4: Make a senet board
• 5: Fashion and jewellery
• 6: Make an Egyptian collar
• 7: The pharaoh
• 8: Make a pharaoh's crown
• 9: 'Walk like a Pharaoh'
• 10: Gods and goddesses
• 11: Pyramids and tombs
• 12: Mummies
• 13: 'The Mummy Song'
• 14: The final journey
• 15: Make a hieroglyph cartouche
• 16: How do we know?
• 17: 'History Detective'
• 18: 'Wonderful Things' playscript
• 19: Glossary and further information
• 20: Index