Time travel, adventures in history, and a gang of kids set to defeat a villain come together in The Timekeepers: Exploring Ancient Egypt. At the October-November 2025 edition of my book club for ages seven and eight, I’m excited to be introducing yet another fun series of books to children. Ancient Egypt, with its mummies, pyramids, tombs and mythology, continues to fascinate children and adults. What better way to explore this ancient civilisation than through an adventure story that brings fact and fiction together?
Time Travel
If you could travel through time, how do you think you would do it? Would you need a machine? Special watches like the Timekeepers? Or something else, altogether different? As we read, I will ask the children to imagine a time machine and draw a picture. We’ll also discuss where we would like to time travel to and why!
Ancient Egypt
So many aspects of ancient Egypt are already familiar to most children! We’ll do a small word search puzzle exploring words we might be familiar with and learning a few more.
Quizzes and Timelines
The Timekeepers: Exploring Ancient Egypt includes a nonfiction section with quizzes, a timeline and a glossary. Additionally, there are links drawn between the past and the present, encouraging us to discuss what we think would be different from the ancient past and what would be similar.
Join a programme
I’ve lost track of the number of book series I have introduced to my book clubbers! The hOle books, of course, but also the A to Z Mysteries, the Dragon Masters, Little Shambu … I’m all set to introduce yet another one. Join us!
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