Egypt-Bastet (Friendship and Loyalty Children's Book)

Among the cats that live in the streets of Cairo are two friends, Bastet and Sabah. Their lives are not easy, but they have their small pleasures, their dreams, and each other. Their fondest dream is to visit the Egyptian Museum and there see the mask of the Pharaoh Tutankhamen.

Bastet and Sabah know it is unlikely that two homeless cats will ever be allowed inside the museum, but the possibility is a treasure they share.

Then, unexpectedly, Bastet is offered the chance to visit the musem- courtesy of her new "friend,"Khufu. There's only one problem: Khufu insists that Sabah not be included in the adventure.

Linda Talley's narrative unfolds with the richness of a Persian rug, like those sold in the Khan el-Khalili, the world's oldest marketplace and home to Bastet and Sabah. Illustrator Itoko Maeno takes us on a stunning visual tour of Cairo- through the crowded bazaars, along the banks of the Nile River, and, finally, to the Egyptian Museum and the treasures of the boy pharaoh, Tutankhamen.

The moving story of Bastet, Sabah, and Khufu will dramatize for readers young and old the importance of allegiance between friends.