Two ancient empires battle for the upper paw in this fascinating true tale from hiss-tory.

In the 6th century BCE, Egypt and Persia had been squabbling for years over control of the Fertile Crescent. A trick involving an impostor princess was the straw that broke the camel's back: Persia's king decided to invade Egypt. Only, how could Persia beat the mighty Egyptian army? The answer was right in their laps - they'd use the Egyptian's love of cats against them. Was this the purr-fect plan? Or did it end in cat-astrophe? Kids will be paws-itively riveted by this latest book in the Head-to-Head History series.