WELCOME to Cairo Jim's Official Infosite, where you can find out more about the Cairo Jim chronicles, and about Geoffrey McSkimming who writes them.

CAIRO JIM IN THE UK!

The Cairo Jim chronicles are now available in the UK, published by Walker Books! Four of these extraordinary books are out there, and -- marvellous, marvellous, marvellous -- there will be another four coming out in Spring 2007! Here's what the first four swoggling tales look like, with cracking covers by Martin Chatterton:

"When you tire of stories about the places and people you know, try the witty word play and over-the-top adventure of Cairo Jim for an outrageous tonic." -- The Age

"Geoffrey McSkimming is one of Australia's most popular writers for children and in Cairo Jim of Egypt he has created one of the genre's most endearing and enduring characters." --The Canberra Times

"Awash with punning word play, bursting with adventure, delightful and hilarious. Cairo Jim will have you avidly reading every page before turning back to re-read some especially grin-worthy bits."--Soundbooks, Malvern, Victoria

"In the Cairo Jim series, McSkimming combines hilarity with history, and myth with magic. He takes great delight in telling the story with much exaggeration, verbal puns, jokes and comic situations (and) has built up a considerable following for the exploits of Cairo Jim and his female companion, Jocelyn Osgood."--AustralEd Booksellers

^{Geoffrey McSkimming, busy looking for Doris the macaw and Brenda the Wonder Camel and researching the next "mystery of history"}

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Click on any underlined words next to the wonky pyramids to discover flabbergasting things about

Geoffrey McSkimming

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The Cairo Jim chronicles published so far:

THE NEW CAIRO JIM MYSTERY OF HISTORY:

CAIRO JIM and the SUMPTUOUS STASH OF SILENUS

CAIRO JIM & JOCELYN OSGOOD in

BEDLAM FROM BOLLYWOOD

The other swoggling CAIRO JIM MYSTERIES OF HISTORY...

Cairo Jim and the Rorting of Rameses' Regalia

An Alarming Tale of Alchemy

Cairo Jim and the Chaos from Crete

A Tale of Underground Uncertainty

Cairo Jim and the Tyrannical Bauble of Tiberius

A Tale of Ancient Atrocity

Cairo Jim and the Lagoon of Tidal Magnificence

A Sumatran Tale of Splendour

Cairo Jim Amidst the Petticoats of Artemis

A Turkish Tale of Treachery

Cairo Jim and the Secret Sepulchre of the Sphinx

A Tale of Incalculable Inversion

Cairo Jim and Doris in Search of Martenarten

A tale of Archaeology, Adventure and Astonishment

Cairo Jim on the Trail to ChaCha Muchos

An Epic Tale of Rhythm

Cairo Jim and the Sunken Sarcophagus of Sekheret

A Tale of Mayhem, Mystery and Moisture

Cairo Jim and the Alabastron of Forgotten Gods

A Tale of Disposable Despicableness

Cairo Jim's Bumper Book of Flabbergasting Fragments

Including poems inspired by the legendary Jocelyn Hieroglyphics

Cairo Jim and the Quest for the Quetzal Queen

A Mayan Tale of Marvels

The Jocelyn Osgood jaunts published so far:

After the Puce Empress

A Jocelyn Osgood Adventure

Xylophones Above Zarundi

A Chaotic Tale of Melody

Jocelyn Osgood in Ascent into Asgard

A Jocelyn Osgood Jaunt

Coming very soon:

Cairo Jim at the Crossroads of Orpheus

Cairo Jim and the Astragals of Angkor

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NEW Cairo Jim talking books, read by Geoffrey McSkimming!

All of the Cairo Jim chronicles are being released on cassette and CD by Bolinda Publishing, and all are being narrated by Geoffrey McSkimming himself! Watch this space for more info. These titles are now released: Cairo Jim on the Trail to ChaCha Muchos, Cairo Jim and Doris in Search of Martenarten, Cairo Jim and the Sunken Sarcophagus of Sekheret, Cairo Jim and the Chaos from Crete, Cairo Jim and the Lagoon of Tidal Magnificence, Cairo Jim and the Alabastron of Forgotten Gods, Cairo Jim and the Tyrannical Bauble of Tiberius, Cairo Jim and the Quest for the Quetzal Queen, Jocelyn Osgood in Ascent into Asgard (with a special appearance by the Svartalfheim brothers!), Cairo Jim and the Secret Sepulchre of the Sphinx and Cairo Jim and Jocelyn Osgood in Bedlam from Bollywood. All the other titles will be following! To order your copies, go to http://www.bolinda.com -- do your earbuds an archaeological favor!

"Rollicking adventures sure to tickle the funny bone of young and old alike..."

--Audiophile magazine, USA, 2005

Other Cairo Jim sites of interest:

http://www.matmice.com/home/cairojim

http://swoggled.tripod.com

http://www.cairojim.tk

Cairo Jim's Gallery of Ancient Book Covers

More author info on Geoffrey McSkimming for your school projects

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How to arrange for Geoffrey McSkimming to visit your school or library or Writers Festival (including what the teachers and librarians have said about Geoffrey's extraordinary appearances!)

Cairo Jim Around the World!

Toenails for Antiquity

Literary agents for the Cairo Jim chronicles

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^{Geoffrey McSkimming and his Mummy (he's the one on the right, in case you were wondering)}

^{Photograph by Pyrella Frith}

All written material contained herein copyright ©Geoffrey McSkimming 1997--2006

This site last updated on 17 August, 2006

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