Simple text and magnificent illustrations composed of cut paper and ink on papyrus

Author / Illustrator: Robert Sabuda
Format: Paperback
Published: Simon & Schuster, 1994

Tutankhamen, the youngest son of a great pharaoh, is in awe of the enormous, lavish temples his father has commissioned to honor the gods. He is determined to do something similarly magnificent, but he fears that he is too quiet and small. After his father dies, Tutankhamen's cruel, power-hungry brother orders the temples destroyed. When he dies mysteriously, Tutankhamen, just ten years old, must rebuild the temples and the trust of his people. Striking illustrations composed of cut paper and ink on papyrus and text that reads like a story make this a memorable ancient Egypt book.