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Ancient Mesopotamia: The Sumerians, Babylonians, And Assyrians (People of the Ancient World)

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This attractive and informative book is part of the People of the Ancient World series of books by Scholastic, Inc. The book explains the culture of ancient Mesopotamia, describing the inhabitants' government, economy, science, and culture. Along the way, the reader is treated to many pictures and sidebars.

Overall, I found this to be a well made and informative book. Now, as you might expect with a book written for young readers, the book does not go into any great depth on any subject. But, it is nonetheless very broad in its reach, and it is an excellent resource for readers of any age who want an introduction in the culture of the peoples of ancient Mesopotamia. I highly recommend this book.

This book is good for anyone seeking an overview of ancient Mesopotamia. There are plenty of color photographs of artifacts, as well as substantial information that seems to be well-researched. Chapters focus on the daily life of people in different occupations (e.g., Merchants and Traders, Peasant Farmers, Doctors and Scientists). The glossary, biographical dictionary, and timeline (covering the period c. 9000 BC to 539 BC) add to the value of this resource.

Very lovely, informative, entertaining, elegant, delightful.
Practically a mini-encyclopedia in one volume, covering the major aspects of the Mesopotamian civilization.
I just loved it from cover to cover.
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This is a tremendous resource which, among other things, really helps kids figure out the Mesopotamian societies. Anyone who has delved into this area knows how confusing it is to keep the Sumerians, Assyrians, and Babylonians all distinguished from one another. There is a tendency to lump all "Mesopotamians" together in a way that makes it easier to talk about but harder to understand. In fact, at one point in studying this, I figured out that my seven year old thought "Mesopotamians" were different from Sumerians and Babylonians... a fourth culture!

This book does a great job tackling this problem. There are great maps in it, great insets, and distinguishing paragraphs where there needs to be. It is slightly above a 2nd and 3rd grade level, where my boys are, but still helpful if a parent helps them work through it slowly. I found it a good supplement to DK's Mesopotamia--whereas the latter has all the pictures and brings the culture to life, the former is the critical information that a student really needs.

While I do feel that the information in this book is good, it is written so that your 14 year old will have no problem gliding through this book. This is by no means a college level book, although it does have some really nice pictures. I personally would have preferred more thorough information as opposed to large fonts with full page pictures.

This book is not for great study but it gives you a very brief look at the history of ancient Mesopotamia, with nice photos .

A fast tour of Mesopotamia.
Great pics and good subjects.
I enjoyed reading it.
I would recommend the book to both beginners and serious readers.

I bought this for my son for his 6 month stay in Iraq. We both enjoyed it. He was in Balad which is in Mesopotamia.