New series from DK designed to help kids learn how to read and learn to love reading The Mummy's Curse is a 'Reading Alone' reader, perfect for children who are proficient readers, developing the habit of reading widely for both pleasure and information. DK Reads proves that good reads build great readers. Are our intrepid SLIP time travellers cursed? In their second adventure, Musa, Luana and Seth fromClash of the Gladiators experience ancient Egyptian life along the banks of the Nile. In an action-packed journey they escape from pirates and chase tomb-robbers. Will they all make it home or be cursed to be stuck forever? The Mummy's Curse is part of the new DK Reads series, a three-level reading scheme that helps children become confident readers, featuring engaging and illustrated topics. DK Reads is created in consultation with literacy experts and adheres to levelled reading scheme guidelines so the grammar, vocabulary, and content are spot on for each stage.

本作の真髄は、古代エジプトという歴史を、息遣いを感じさせる冒険へと昇華させた点にあります。著者キャサリン・チェンバースは、タイムトラベルを駆使する少年少女の歩みを通じ、子供たちの好奇心をスリリングな体験へと直結させています。ナイルを巡る描写は、単なる知識を超え、歴史への畏敬を呼び覚ます文学的強度を備えています。 平易な言葉の裏には、文化や死生観という重層的なテーマが息づいています。知の探求がこれほど熱を帯びた娯楽になり得ることを証明する本書は、幼き読者の心に一生消えない読書への情熱を灯す、稀有な一冊です。