Just slightly over 4 inches, this small encyclopedia packs an impressive amount of knowledge for young readers. A good book to have on the shelves of Social Studies classrooms. All in all, for a children-oriented nonfiction, it keeps itself very informative and helpful in 1st layer education.
I would have liked to have seen pages on their ingenious methods of making 3-dimensional topographical maps, and their vast libraries, but I accepted the exclusion hoping that it would be a pleasant surprise to the same reader years later. I was impressed by the information on the hieroglyphics, as I expected them not to dig into it too much for fear it would go over the readers' heads.
Being somewhat well-reversed in ancient Egyptian history, this does a respectable job covering the art, culture, and religious aspects of ancient Egyptian life for such a simple, non-detail oriented book. So as a children's non-fiction educational book, this one does the job well. As a history buff, I always wish books covering history for kids would have all the little details, but I realize that is unrealistic, so I started looking at them as gateway books for future history education. Includes bibliographical references (p.These "Eyewitness" books, to me, have always been pretty efficient in their goal of educating young children. "Discover the Nile valley civilizations-from pharaoh's court to the daily lives of workers"-Cover Describes their society, religion, obsession with the afterlife, and methods of mummification And much, much more!Ī photo essay on ancient Egypt and the people who lived there, documented through the mummies, pottery, weapons, and other objects they left behind. Discover what was inside the Great Pyramid at Giza, how Tutankhamun's tomb was found, what games Egyptian children played, what went on in the temples of Ancient Egypt and how hieroglyphics were deciphered. Learn why even cats and dogs were mummified, why the pharaohs were buried with boats and statues, why brave Egyptian soldiers had medals in the shape of flies and how the doctors of Egypt healed the sick. See the mummies of priests and kings, fruit that is more than 3,000 years old, the treasures of the pharaohs and the weapons of an Egyptian soldier. Find out how they prepared for the afterlife and what food, clothes, weapons, and even toys ordinary people enjoyed.
Featuring stunning items from the tomb of Tutankhamun and jewelry from the royal palaces, Eyewitness Ancient Egypt shows how Egyptian palaces, Eyewitness Ancient Egypt shows how Egyptian nobles lived. New Look! Relaunched with new jackets and 8 pages of new text! A detailed look at life in Egypt - from the pharaoh and his courtiers, through the mystical rites of the priests, to the world of the workers in the fields.
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