Maps, charts, illustrations, and text explore the history and culture of ancient Egypt.
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From School Library Journal
It's the detailed maps, informative full-color photographs and drawings, and the explanations of historical Egyptian locations that will make this book useful. Harris' text is dry, and concentrates on the archaeological sites of various time periods of ancient Egypt, giving far more detail than average grade-school researchers need. Although it touches on subjects such as mummy preparation, pyramid construction, and everyday life in ancient Egypt, the excellent visuals and the descriptions of ruins such as Abu Simbel and the temple at Karnak are the book's strengths. This offering would better serve perspective travelers to Egypt than students doing basic research. For more of an overview, try Robinson's Ancient Egypt (Watts, 1984). Purchase this one where Egyptology is a popular topic, or to supplement more rudimentary texts with archaeological and geographical detail. --Cathryn A. Camper, Minneapolis Public Library
Copyright 1990 Reed Business Information, Inc.
Copyright 1990 Reed Business Information, Inc.
About the Author
Nathaniel Harris is a children's editor and author specialising in ancient history.
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5 of 6 people found the following review helpful:
3.0 out of 5 stars
for children, this book might have been better presented,
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This review is from: Ancient Egypt (Cultural Atlas for Young People) (Hardcover)
Divided in two parts, this book chronicles the civilization of Ancient Egypt. The first part focuses on the history of Egypt from the earliest times to the Roman period. The second part takes the reader along the country and provides a detailed map of each region. The book fails as an atlas : the author provides too much information about the various aspects of the Egyptian daily life and society, and the maps have no stability. Offering a helpful glossary, this book, for children ages 9 to 12, has many illustrations regarding the Egyptian civilization.
5 of 7 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars
Really cool book,
By A 10-year old reader (Springfield, MO United States) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Ancient Egypt (Cultural Atlas for Young People) (Hardcover)
Although you messed up on the timelines, ancient Egypt is a relatively good book.it engrossed me in bed time reading and has accurate and interesting data,information, and facts.
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