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Writing Hieroglyphics (With Actual Examples!) from Baby Professor

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  Who doesn't want to teach kids Ancient Egyptian hieroglyphs?   Looking at Hoopla's books on hieroglyphs, I was intrigued by claim of the title "Writing Hieroglyphics (With Actual Examples!)." Other than a few flaws, it doesn't disappoint- if you're six. Let's hit the pluses first: it addresses the types of hieroglyphs- ideograms, phonograph and determinatives; they cover directionality of texts; Hieratic, Demonic and Coptic are touched on; and the Rosetta Stone and the eventual deciphering are given a moment.  I was surprised.   And the flaws aren't too bad- other than the use of "hieroglyphics" when they mean "hieroglyphs."  Including the title.  Oh, and the monoliterals. They use the whole ABC, which I guess you should teach it as to someone, y'know, learning the English alphabet anyway, so c is included and transliterated to ð“Ž¡.  See the picture of them below. These are my biggest complaints about it- and that they don'