The Eye of the Pharaoh: A Pop-Up Whodunit

Type: Paper Engineered

Title: The Eye of the Pharah: A Pop-Up Whodunit

Author/Illustrator: Iain Smyth

Awards: N/A

Age Range: 7-12 years old

Summary: This story follows a journalist, Anne, as she goes through The Pyramid of Kha-Putt. The tomb has been sealed for many years. Dr. Sands plans to open it and retrieve the Eye of the Pharaoh, which is said to have healing powers. We follow the group as they make their way into the Tomb of Kha-Put and explore around. However, that night the Eye of the Pharaoh was stolen. Throughout the story, we receive clues about the different characters that we are to use to figure out who is the real thief. The very last page has a list of all the possible suspects with some facts about them including the last clue. However, the last clue can be changed if you turn it meaning that there are 3 possible endings for the story. The three possible endings include the thief being either Chloe Petra, Anne Hackette, or Marilyn Street and Henry Ford, who work together.

Evaluation: I think this would be a fun book for students that are in 2nd through 5th grade. I would incorporate this book into a history lesson about Ancient Egypt or into an English lesson. I could have this book be a station that groups will rotate through during a history lesson. Also, if I were to incorporate the book with an English lesson, I would read through it as a class and we would take detailed notes on a graphic organizer, then I would ask the students to use all the evidence they have to write a 3 paragraph essay using the information we have to explain who they think committed the crime. I really love how there are different endings to the book, so if I used this as a station I could use it three different times since there are 3 endings.

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