Reviews for Puzzling Day in the Land of the Pharaohs

The average rating for Puzzling Day in the Land of the Pharaohs based on 2 reviews is 5 stars.

Review # 1 was written on 2019-06-28 00:00:00 Laurens Steenbergen A beautifully illustrated and simple story of a bear who is alone on a desert island. With nothing to play with he suddenly finds a stick that he uses to draw pictures in the sand. Later he finds a bottle to play with, but soon declares that what he really needs is a cup. A while later the bear pulls a wooden horse from the sea and the little bear and the wooden horse become friends. Soon the friendship is tested as the bear becomes obsessed with collecting the things he finds floating in the sea and soon there is no space left on the island. At the same time that the bear finds a cup the horse falls into the sea and floats away. For a short time the bear is overjoyed with his new 'find' only to become utterly heartbroken when he realises that he has just lost the only thing he really needs. A good story for Reception and Year 1 for looking at the importance and value of friendship over material objects and could be used with older children to explore the concepts of pollution and recycling and the nature of rubbish.

Review # 2 was written on 2015-03-30 00:00:00 Keith Malone One of my favorites! A great book that shows how friendship outweighs the desire for things.