Fun with Hieroglyphs, New Edition

$34.99 at The Metropolitan Museum of Art.

By Catharine Roehrig Everything young Egyptologists need to write their own hieroglyphs is in this new edition of a Metropolitan Museum classic. A full-color paperback book reveals the history and mystery surrounding the written language of the ancient Egyptians, and also contains fun puzzles and activities. An easy-to-use chart matches letters from the English alphabet with their corresponding hieroglyphs and sounds. The kit's 24 hieroglyphic stamps and ink pad are ready for sending secret messages, creating…