Pharaoh (20 page)

1932
Iraq achieves independence under Emir Faisal.

1952
Egypt achieves independence under Colonel Gamal Abdul Nasser.

1958
The Iraqi monarchy is overthrown; Iraq becomes a republic.

1990
Iraq invades Kuwait after long-standing disputes over oil and other matters.

1991
The United States and its allies invade Iraq; a ceasefire is ordered when Iraq withdraws from Kuwait.

2003
The United States, the United Kingdom, other European nations and Australia invade Iraq to prevent President Sudam Hussein from using his weapons of mass destruction against the world. No weapons of mass destruction are found.

I have used the most up-to-date information I can find in writing this book. But as new archaeological discoveries are made we may find that writing, legal codes, domestication of animals and many other things began even earlier than we currently think they did. A lot of material in recent books and on the Internet is already out of date, and no longer accurate.

Notes on this book could fill another whole volume. If you have any other questions please leave a message on my website:

www.jackiefrench.com

Jackie French
is a full-time writer who lives in rural New South Wales. Jackie writes fiction and non-fiction for children and adults, and has columns in the print media. Jackie is regarded as one of Australia’s most popular children’s authors. Her books for children include:
Rain Stones
, shortlisted for the Children’s Book Council Children’s Book of the Year Award for Younger Readers, 1991;
Walking the Boundaries
, a Notable Book in the CBC Awards, 1994; and
Somewhere Around the Corner
, an Honour Book in the CBC Awards, 1995.
Hitler’s Daughter
won the CBC Younger Readers Award in 2000 and a UK National Literacy Association WOW! Award in 2001.
How to Guzzle Your Garden
was also shortlisted for the 2000 CBC Eve Pownall Award for Information Books and in 2002 Jackie won the ACT Book of the Year Award for
In the Blood
. In 2003,
Diary of a Wombat
was named an Honour Book in the CBC Awards and winner of the 2002 Nielsen BookData/ Australian Booksellers Association Book of the Year—the only children’s picture book ever to have won such an award. More recently, in 2005
To the Moon and Back
, which Jackie co-wrote with her husband, Bryan Sullivan, won the CBC Eve Pownall Award for Information Books and
Tom Appleby
,
Convict Boy
,
My Dad the Dragon
and
Pete the Sheep
were also named Notable Books. Jackie writes for all ages—from picture books to adult fiction—and across all genres—from humour and history to science fiction.

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Wacky Families Series

1. My Dog the Dinosaur • 2. My Mum the Pirate

3. My Dad the Dragon • 4. My Uncle Gus the Garden Gnome

5. My Uncle Wal the Werewolf • 6. My Gran the Gorilla

7. My Auntie Chook the Vampire Chicken

8. My Pa the Polar Bear

Phredde Series

1. A Phaery Named Phredde • 2. Phredde and a Frog Named Bruce

3. Phredde and the Zombie Librarian • 4. Phredde and the Temple of Gloom

5. Phredde and the Leopard-Skin Librarian • 6. Phredde and the Purple Pyramid

7. Phredde and the Vampire Footy Team • 8. Phredde and the Ghostly Underpants

Outlands Trilogy

In the Blood • Blood Moon • Flesh and Blood

Historical

Somewhere Around the Corner • Dancing with Ben Hall

Soldier on the Hill • Daughter of the Regiment

Hitler’s Daughter • Lady Dance • The White Ship

How the Finnegans Saved the Ship • Valley of Gold

Tom Appleby, Convict Boy • They Came on Viking Ships

Macbeth and Son • The Goat who Sailed the World

Fiction

Rain Stones • Walking the Boundaries

The Secret Beach • Summerland

Beyond the Boundaries • A Wombat Named Bosco

The Book of Unicorns • The Warrior – The Story of a Wombat

Tajore Arkle • Missing You, Love Sara • Dark Wind Blowing

Ride the Wild Wind: The Golden Pony and Other Stories

Non-fiction

Seasons of Content • How the Aliens from Alpha Centauri Invaded

My Maths Class and Turned Me into a Writer

How to Guzzle Your Garden • The Book of Challenges

Stamp, Stomp, Whomp • The Fascinating History of Your Lunch

Big Burps, Bare Bums and Other Bad-Mannered Blunders

To the Moon and Back • Rocket Your Child into Reading

The Secret World of Wombats

Picture Books

Diary of a Wombat • Pete the Sheep • Josephine Wants to Dance

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