| Voices of Ancient Egypt Contributor(s): Winters, Kay (Author) |
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ISBN: 0792275608 ISBN-13: 9780792275602 Publisher: National Geographic Society OUR PRICE: $15.26 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: October 2003 Annotation: Based on the latest historical research, this richly illustrated collection of poems gives readers a dynamic sense of everyday life in ancient Egypt. Each poem is the voice of a particular worker, explaining his or her job and its importance. Through the voices of the scribe, farmer, herder, clothes washer, birdnetter, embalmer, goldsmith, dancer, pyramid builder, and papyrus worker, young people gain new perspectives on this ever-intriguing civilization. Moser's vibrant watercolors bring these people alive-portraying the workers' clothing, tools, and jobs, and accurately showing how ancient Egypt was a multicultural mix of people of European, Arabic, and sub-Saharan African descent. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Juvenile Nonfiction | Poetry - General - Juvenile Nonfiction | History - Ancient |
| Dewey: 932 |
| LCCN: 2001007356 |
| Lexile Measure: 780 |
| Physical Information: 0.34" H x 8.84" W x 12.19" (0.93 lbs) 32 pages |
| Themes: - Chronological Period - Ancient (To 499 A.D.) - Catalog Heading - Social Studies - Cultural Region - African - Curriculum Strand - Social Studies |
| Accelerated Reader Info |
| Quiz #: 73102 Reading Level: 5.5 Interest Level: Middle Grades Point Value: 0.5 |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Beautiful full-color illustrations and poems tell the stories of different occupations in ancient Egypt, from the farmer to the pyramid builder, from the goldsmith to the embalmer. Based on the latest historical research, Voices of Ancient Egypt conveys a dramatic sense of everyday life in this multicultural civilization. |