| Life in Ancient Egypt Contributor(s): Challen, Paul (Author) |
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ISBN: 0778720683 ISBN-13: 9780778720683 Publisher: Crabtree Publishing Company OUR PRICE: $8.96 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: October 2004 Annotation: Travel back thousands of years and explore the first great civilizations of the world in this new series called |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Juvenile Nonfiction | History - Ancient - Juvenile Nonfiction | History - Middle East - Juvenile Nonfiction | People & Places - Middle East |
| Dewey: 932 |
| LCCN: 2004013068 |
| Lexile Measure: 1050 |
| Series: Peoples of the Ancient World (Paperback) |
| Physical Information: 0.15" H x 8.44" W x 11.1" (0.37 lbs) 32 pages |
| Themes: - Chronological Period - Ancient (To 499 A.D.) - Cultural Region - Middle East - Cultural Region - North Africa |
| Accelerated Reader Info |
| Quiz #: 83660 Reading Level: 7.1 Interest Level: Middle Grades Point Value: 1.0 |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: This book is suitable for ages 8-14. The Egyptian civilisation is one of the oldest in human history. Travel back in time to see how the Ancient Egyptians built magnificent pyramids, developed a system of writing, harnessed the Nile River for agriculture and made their own medicine. Children will love the full-colour illustrations of ancient Egyptian life that explain how people really lived long ago. The topics include: How mummies were made and buried; The afterlife and ancient Egyptian gods and goddesses; How ancient Egyptians farmed and what they ate; Ancient Egyptian art and architecture; Hieroglyphs and how to interpret them. |