Greathall Storytelling Recordings by Jim Weiss
The Cat of Bubastes
Date: 1350 B.C.
Setting: Ancient Egypt
In The Cat of Bubastes, Mr. Henty gives his readers a fascinating picture of one of the greatest of the ancient peoples at the height of their civilization. Chebron, son of the Egyptian high priest Ameres, and Amuba, a Rebu slave in Ameres' household are companions.
Their lives are changed irrevocably when Chebron accidentally kills his sister's cat, an animal sacred to the Egyptians—an offense punishable by death. The boys and their companion decide to make a long and dangerous journey to the land of the Rebus, where they will be out of reach of their enemies.
6 hours on 6 CD's
“…detailed so vividly you can imagine yourself to be there…uniquely portrays the Egyptian culture with amazing detail while taking the reader on a path of geography up and down and all around the Nile.” -Turning It Up A Notch! Using Audio Files in Your HomeSchool