Bright-Eye
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Cover Story
The illustration on the cover of this issue of Books for Keeps shows the arrival of King Sahure's funeral procession at the pyramid at Abusir around 2473 BC. Reconstructed from archaeological evidence, this illustration by David Salariya and Shirley Willis is taken from Ancient Egypt by Rosalie and Antony E. David, published by Kingfisher in the History as Evidence series (0 86272 091 5, £3.95). We are grateful to Kingfisher for help in using this illustration. (See Information Please, pages 20-21)
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Bright-Eye
Vanessa Julian-Ottie
A beautifully-written and reflective book which gently unfolds its story of a little girl who nurtures and cares for a duckling. It's a fine example of a book for the young which gives the structure of feeling within a close-knit family and community. Independent, imaginative activity is in the texture of the telling --- I like the way the adults only give help when they're asked to. It is short but don't let that and the Young Puffin label lead you to ignore the possibilities for older classes. There's some finely-crafted episodes: read slowly with older juniors the part where the egg hatches out to show them how writing can slow time down. For good measure, there's more feel for natural life than in shelves full of information books. Splendid pictures: nines to elevens will warm to the power at the heart of this one.