This article presents an interview with Carmella Van Vleet, a former teacher and educational speaker. She has written family humor and parenting articles, and is also the author of "How to Handle School Snafus," "Great Ancient Egypt Projects You Can Build Yourself" and "Amazing Ben Franklin Inventions You Can Build Yourself." In this interview, Carmella Van Vleet talks about her new book, "Explore Ancient Egypt," which offers readers ages 6 to 9 a chance to experience the daily life of ancient Egyptians and learn all about the land of the pharaohs, pyramids, and animal deities. The book provides readers with integrated activities that help demonstrate why ancient Egypt was such an exciting place. (Contains 4 online resources.)