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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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Hi There Supermouse
'Rose was Rose, and Rose was perfect. Rose was pretty. Rose was good.' Rose was also the apple of her mother's eye and Nicola spent much of her time being regaled concerning her sister's perfections and her own imperfections. Having succeeded in making Rose ill Nicola must stand in for her at a dance rehearsal and discovers that she herself has considerable skill both as a dancer and actress. Her mother does not really wish to admit this at first but eventually comes to be proud of both her daughters. A fairly predictable story but told with wit and brevity. Many a sister will recognise Nicola's ability to take off both her sister and her mother behind closed doors and sympathies with her periods of intense bad feeling. An amusing, short read for the 10+ age group, not necessarily only for ballet fans.