Secret of the Prince's Tomb Page 5

  Beth grinned. “Only if we could do it at some other time in history,” she said.

  Whit laughed.

  “Are there other adventures we can take to help us with school?” Patrick asked.

  “I think we can come up with a few more,” Whit said.

  “Tomorrow?” Beth asked.

  “Sure. Come back tomorrow,” Whit said.

  Questions about Egypt

  Q: Why didn’t this story talk more about the Great Pyramids and the Sphinx?

  A: Because those structures were built a thousand years before Joseph was born. Also, the Hebrews lived in a different area.

  Q: Why did the ancient Egyptians make mummies?

  A: To preserve bodies for the afterlife journey. Even poor people dried the bodies of their relatives in the sun.

  For more information about Egypt and the Hebrews, visit TheImaginationStation.com.

  Secret Word Puzzle

  Use the clues to fill in the puzzle on the next page. The letters in the shaded boxes will spell out a secret word.

  Write those letters in the boxes below the puzzle grid. The answer is the secret word and the name of Joseph’s birthplace.

  1 The box where Joseph’s bones were stored. (page 91)

  2 The Egyptian goddess of the Nile River. (page 33)

  3 Mr. Whittaker’s first name. (page 1)

  4 The title for an Egyptian king. (page 29)

  5 A giant tomb in Egypt. These buildings are pointed at the top. (page 78)

  6 Name of the famous Egyptian river. (page 30)