Lights on the Nile View Online By Donna Jo Napoli
| Title | : | Lights on the Nile |
| Author | : | Donna Jo Napoli |
| Format | : | Hardcover |
| Page | : | 288 pages |
| ISBN | : | 0061667935 |
Kepi is a young girl in ancient Egypt, content to stay home with her family, helping her father, who was wounded in the construction of a pyramid for the cruel pharaoh Khufu But that was before she and her pet baboon, Babu, were kidnapped and held captive on a boat bound for the capital city, Ineb Hedj And when Kepi and Babu are separated, she knows she has only one choi Kepi is a young girl in ancient Egypt, content to stay home with her family, helping her father, who was wounded in the construction of a pyramid for the cruel pharaoh Khufu But that was before she and her pet baboon, Babu, were kidnapped and held captive on a boat bound for the capital city, Ineb Hedj And when Kepi and Babu are separated, she knows she has only one choice to make her way to the capital on her own, rescue Babu, and find a way to appeal to the pharaoh Khufu is rich and powerful, but Kepi has her own powers, deep inside her ones she herself doesn t even know about yet.Donna Jo Napoli, acclaimed author of Zel and Beast, revisits the fabled origin of fairies in this strikingly orig inal and affecting novel of friendship
about Author
From her website Donna Jo Napoli is both a linguist and a writer of children s and YA fiction Donna Jo has five children She dreams of moving to the woods and becoming a naturalist She loves to garden and bake bread At various times her house and yard have been filled with dogs, cats, birds, and rabbits For thirteen years she had a cat named Taxi, and liked to go outside and call, Taxi to From her website Donna Jo Napoli is both a linguist and a writer of children s and YA fiction Donna Jo has five children She dreams of moving to the woods and becoming a naturalist She loves to garden and bake bread At various times her house and yard have been filled with dogs, cats, birds, and rabbits For thirteen years she had a cat named Taxi, and liked to go outside and call, Taxi to make the neighbors wonder But dear dear Taxi died in 2009.She lives outside Philadelphia She received her BA in mathematics in 1970 and her Ph.D in Romance Languages and Literatures in 1973, both from Harvard University, then did a postdoctoral year in Linguistics at MIT She has since taught linguistics at Smith College, the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Georgetown University, the University of Michigan at Ann Arbor, and Swarth College It was at UM that she earned tenure in 1981 and became a full professor in 1984 She has held visiting positions at the University of Queensland Australia , the University of Geneva Switzerland , and Capital Normal University of Beijing China , as well as lectured at the University of Sydney Australia , Macquarie University Australia , the University of the Witwatersrand South Africa , and the University of Stellenbosch South Africa In the area of linguistics she has authored five books one of which is being translated into Korean , co authored four one of which is in Italian , edited one, and co edited four with a fifth in press , ranging from theoretical linguistics to practical matters in language structure and use, including matters of interest to d Deaf people She has held grants and fellowships from the National Science Foundation, the National Endowment for the Humanities, the Mellon Foundation, and the Sloan Foundation 
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Kepi is a young girl in ancient Egypt, content to stay home with her family, helping her father, who was wounded in the construction of a pyramid for
288 pagesDonna Jo Napoli
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