Captain Bret, the Jet and Friends: Now Boarding to Egypt

By Ann Miller

Fasten your seat belt and join Captain Bret, the Jet and Friends on an exciting journey to Egypt. Discover ancient Egypt and learn about the pyramids, pharaohs, the Great Sphinx, temples, and even cruise the Nile River. Beautiful pictures and illustrations educate kids of all ages and adults on the language, culture, food and historic sites. Learning is reinforced with fun and interactive games. Ages 7-8: Read together with adult; Ages 9-12: Independent readers. Children of all ages will learn from the pictures. Also, a great resource for teachers. Adults will love it too!

• Language: English
• Publisher: eBookIt.com
• Release date: Apr 26, 2016
• ISBN: 9780984320066

Ann Miller

Ann Miller is a University Fellow in French at University of Leicester in Leicester, England. She has published widely on French-language comics.

Book preview

Welcome aboard!

Captain Bret, the Jet, loves his job. He flies people all over the world. Captain Bret and his many friends are helping Mr. and Mrs. Damon and their children, Dianne and Donny, go on an exciting adventure to the country of Egypt.

Dianne and Donny are excited to be going to Egypt. They have seen pictures of the pyramids in their library books, but now they actually get to see them.

Welcome aboard our flight to Egypt, said Captain Bret. Be sure your seatbelts are fastened; we are cleared for takeoff.

Seatbelt sign indicates to fasten seatbelts

Where in the world is Egypt?

Egypt is located in the northeastern corner of the continent of Africa. The yellow circle below shows Egypt on the world map. Captain Bret has plotted the course and will be landing in Cairo, the capital of Egypt, located in northeast Egypt.

How long does it take to get to Egypt?

Captain Bret said, The non-stop flight from New York to Cairo, Egypt will take about 11 hours, so relax and enjoy the flight.

Dianne and Donny looked puzzled and asked, What are we going to do for 11 hours?

Soon they discovered lots of fun activities to keep them busy. Each seat had its very own video display so they watched movies and even played video games. After dinner they were tired and slept until morning.

What time is it in Egypt?

Captain Bret said, Since the sun sets at different times in the world, there are 24 time zones and the time is different in each one. For example, when it is 9 a.m. in New York, it is 4 p.m. in Cairo, Egypt. Since Egypt is east of New York, Egypt is 7 hours ahead of New York.

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