After their father's research experiment at the British Museum unleashes the Egyptian god Set, Carter and Sadie Kane embark on a dangerous journey across the globe--a quest which brings them ever closer to the truth about their family, and their links to a secret order that has existed since the time of the pharaohs.

Brilliant Egyptologist Dr. Julius Kane accidentally unleashes the Egyptian god Set, who banishes the doctor to oblivion and forces his two children to embark on a dangerous journey, bringing them closer to the truth about their family and its links to a secret order that has existed since the time of the pharoahs.

The red pyramid: A brother and sister are reunited when their famous Egyptologist father brings them to the British Museum. Unfortunately, the Egyptian gods have awoken and they must work together to save their father. Throne of fire: After the Egyptian gods were awoken, Carter and his sister Sadie have been practicing their magical skills. They need to put them to the test to save the world from an evil god. Serpent's shadow: The Chaos snake is...

Embark on your tour of different types of structures from around the world and across time. Your first stop: ancient Egypt, and the surprisingly complex engineering of pyramids, including the Great and Red pyramids. Your second stop: ancient Greece, where you visit the domed Treasury of Atreus and break down the structural system of the Parthenon.

After his defeat by Jeres-thin, Pharaoh Sneferu was imprisoned in the red pyramid for over two hundred years. But during that time, he worked out a scheme to return with a new weapon, but also with agents in different parts of the country, working on his behalf. Now he is back. He has simple goals: to conquer the plateau, then the planet, then the galaxy, and then the universe. His weapon this time – sand, turning the world into a desert wasteland....

Pierre Tallet's discovery of the Red Sea Scrolls-the world's oldest surviving written documents-in 2013 was one of the most remarkable moments in the history of Egyptology. These papyri, written some 4,600 years ago, and combined with Mark Lehner's research, changed what we thought we knew about the building of the Great Pyramid at Giza. Here, for the first time, the world-renowned Egyptologists Tallet and Lehner give us the definitive account of...

"Square, circle, diamond, and more: follow a mysterious red box as it travels by air, train, and truck--and take a happy trip through the world of shapes, too! As the package makes its way, turn the transparent acetate to see everything from a big circular sun and oval owl to a triangular pyramid. Magic Shapes is a fun, colorful, and unique way to learn."--Publisher's description.

"When demonic cheerleaders invade his high school, Percy Jackson hurries to Camp Half Blood, from whence he and his demigod friends set out on a quest through the Labyrinth, while the war between the Olympians and the evil Titan lord Kronos draws near"--

"A French cheesemonger and an American academic and ex-pat join forces to serve up a sumptuous history of France and its food, in the delicious tradition of Anthony Bourdain, Peter Mayle, and Pamela Druckerman"--

Egypt is the land of pharaohs, pyramids, mummies, and other archeological riddles. The Giza pyramid is the last remaining ancient Wonder of the World, and it still stirs up people's imaginations. Hatshepsut's temple built into a cliff, the Saqqara burial grounds, the Valley of the Kings, the monumental forest of pillars of the Karnak temple, the monuments of Theba, Memphis and Luxor all enchant visitors. Includes: boat trips on the Red Sea, Jeep safari...