Beatrix Potter Gets Egyptian Makeover
Cowbag — October 9, 2008 — Life-Stages
References: britishmuseumshoponline.org & notcot.org
This is a simply brilliant idea that promotes Egypt and reading in one creative package. This translation combines the famous rabbit that wears fluffy clothes with the British Museum’s world-renowned expertise and scholarship.
The complete text of Beatrix Potter’s beloved ‘Tale of Peter Rabbit’ has been faithfully translated and transcribed page for page into hieroglyphics, using the script of a Middle Kingdom Egyptian. However, the illustrations in the book are the original full-color artwork created by Beatrix Potter.
The complete text of Beatrix Potter’s beloved ‘Tale of Peter Rabbit’ has been faithfully translated and transcribed page for page into hieroglyphics, using the script of a Middle Kingdom Egyptian. However, the illustrations in the book are the original full-color artwork created by Beatrix Potter.
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