{"id":35140,"date":"2026-06-25T07:49:18","date_gmt":"2026-06-25T06:49:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.achuka.co.uk\/blog\/?p=35140"},"modified":"2026-06-25T07:49:18","modified_gmt":"2026-06-25T06:49:18","slug":"pyramid-boy-by-satoshi-kitamura","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.achuka.co.uk\/blog\/pyramid-boy-by-satoshi-kitamura\/","title":{"rendered":"Pyramid Boy by Satoshi Kitamura"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"35141\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.achuka.co.uk\/blog\/pyramid-boy-by-satoshi-kitamura\/attachment\/9781529525403\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.achuka.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/9781529525403.jpg?fit=500%2C426&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"500,426\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-title=\"9781529525403\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.achuka.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/9781529525403.jpg?fit=500%2C426&amp;ssl=1\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.achuka.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/9781529525403.jpg\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-35141 lazyload\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"426\"><noscript><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"35141\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.achuka.co.uk\/blog\/pyramid-boy-by-satoshi-kitamura\/attachment\/9781529525403\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.achuka.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/9781529525403.jpg?fit=500%2C426&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"500,426\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-title=\"9781529525403\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.achuka.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/9781529525403.jpg?fit=500%2C426&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-35141\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.achuka.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/9781529525403.jpg?resize=500%2C426&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"426\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.achuka.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/9781529525403.jpg?w=500&amp;ssl=1 500w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.achuka.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/9781529525403.jpg?resize=300%2C256&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.achuka.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/9781529525403.jpg?resize=150%2C128&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.achuka.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/9781529525403.jpg?resize=211%2C180&amp;ssl=1 211w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/noscript><\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\">ACHUKA Book of the Day 25 Jun 2026<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><i>Publisher: Walker Books Ltd<\/i><br \/>\n<i>ISBN: 9781529525403<\/i><\/p>\n<p>See also:<br \/>\n<i class=\"fas fa-book-open\"><\/i> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.achuka.co.uk\/blog\/hannah-and-the-violin-by-satoshi-kitamura\/\">Hannah And The Violin<\/a> [ACHUKA Book of the Day 26 Feb 2025]<br \/>\n<i class=\"fas fa-book-open\"><\/i> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.achuka.co.uk\/blog\/school-for-puppies-by-satoshi-kitamura\/\">School For Puppies<\/a> [ACHUKA Book of the Day 12 Dec 2024]<br \/>\n<i class=\"fas fa-book-open\"><\/i> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.achuka.co.uk\/blog\/when-creature-met-creature-by-john-agard-ill-satoshi-kitamura\/\">When Creature Met Creature<\/a> [ACHUKA Book of the Day 1 Mar 2022]<br \/>\n<i class=\"fas fa-book-open\"><\/i> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.achuka.co.uk\/blog\/lily-takes-a-walk-by-satoshi-kitamura\/\">Lily Takes A Walk<\/a><br \/>\n<i class=\"fas fa-book-open\"><\/i> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.achuka.co.uk\/blog\/the-smile-shop-by-satoshi-kitamura\/\">The Smile Shop<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\">&#8220;A captivating combination of adventure and history, vibrantly illustrated with amazing detail.&#8221; <a href=\"https:\/\/redreadinghub.blog\/2026\/06\/19\/pyramid-boy\/\">RedReadingHub<\/a><\/p>\n<p>A new book by Satoshi Kitamura is always an event for ACHUKA to celebrate.<\/p>\n<p>When a boy gets lost exploring a museum, he finds himself falling through time and landing in ancient Egypt! This engaging story reveals what daily life was life in ancient Egypt, how to decode hieroglyphs and even how the pyramids were built. Packed with extra information, this is an ideal introduction to a fascinating historical subject and one frequently studied in primary school.<\/p>\n<p>Follow Satoshi on <i class=\"fab fa-instagram\" style=\"brands\"><\/i><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"instagram-media\" style=\"background: #FFF; border: 0; border-radius: 3px; box-shadow: 0 0 1px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.5),0 1px 10px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.15); margin: 1px; max-width: 540px; min-width: 326px; padding: 0; width: calc(100% - 2px);\" data-instgrm-captioned=\"\" data-instgrm-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/DZL3_cqk1lV\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading\" data-instgrm-version=\"14\">\n<div style=\"padding: 16px;\">\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div style=\"display: flex; flex-direction: row; align-items: center;\">\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 50%; flex-grow: 0; height: 40px; margin-right: 14px; width: 40px;\">&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div style=\"display: flex; flex-direction: column; flex-grow: 1; justify-content: center;\">\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; 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transform: translateY(-4px) translateX(8px);\">&nbsp;<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"display: flex; flex-direction: column; flex-grow: 1; justify-content: center; margin-bottom: 24px;\">\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 4px; flex-grow: 0; height: 14px; margin-bottom: 6px; width: 224px;\">&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 4px; flex-grow: 0; height: 14px; width: 144px;\">&nbsp;<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"color: #c9c8cd; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 17px; margin-bottom: 0; margin-top: 8px; overflow: hidden; padding: 8px 0 7px; text-align: center; text-overflow: ellipsis; white-space: nowrap;\"><a style=\"color: #c9c8cd; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: 17px; text-decoration: none;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/DZL3_cqk1lV\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">A post shared by Satoshi Kitamura (@satoshikitamura6789)<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async=\"\" src=\"\/\/www.instagram.com\/embed.js\"><\/script><\/p>\n<hr>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Time travel with Thomas in a captivating combination of adventure and history in <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/hashtag\/PyramidBoy?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#PyramidBoy<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/sakitamu?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@sakitamu<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/walkerpicbooks?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@walkerpicbooks<\/a> &#8211; 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