In this exciting tour of the ancient world, Callimachus, Royal Librarian of Alexandria, is researching a new book and decides to take his young apprentice Philip on his Mediterranean journey. As Philip marvels at the most breathtaking and beautiful buildings, gardens, and statues ever built — at Giza, Babylon, Olympia, Ephesus, Halicarnassus, and Rhodes, he knows that he will remember this trip for the rest of his life. But when they sail home to Alexandria, there is one more surprise waiting. Mary Hoffman's storytelling, based on the latest research, blends with M.P. Robertson's creative reconstructions in this inspiring introduction to the ancient wonders.
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Grade 3-6–Told as a story passed from Callimachus, the librarian at Alexandria (a bona-fide person, circa 310 B.C.E.), to his young servant Philip (a fictitious character) as they travel to five of the seven sites, this narrative bends and twists as a conversation between the learned elder and the young initiate. And so readers learn of the ancient marvels a bit subjectively and at times with childlike awe. For this reason, the book is more suited to recreational reading than for extracting information, or as a pleasing depiction to begin a unit or spark family or class discussion. A map of the ancient world with the wonders identified is included and an afterword gives basic factual summaries of all seven sites. The pages are decorated with small, serpentinelike borders that lend an older air, and watercolor illustrations reconstruct each wonder with an eye to majesty. More direct versions include Diane Bentley's Seven Wonders of the Ancient World (Oxford, 2002) and Lynn Curlee's Seven Wonders of the Ancient World (Atheneum, 2002), which offers a "legend" comparing the scale of the wonders to the U.S. Capitol building and the Statue of Liberty.–Harriett Fargnoli, Great Neck Library, NY
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"The pictures give a wonderful idea of what these wonderful things may have looked like. School Librarian
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Great book for younger kids,
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I purchased this book for my second grader when we decided to do a history fair project on the 7 wonders. She really enjoyed the fact that is book is a story and also has beautiful pictures. It did a really good job of helping a young child visualize the wonders and brought something ancient more to life for her. I would recommend this book to anyone who wanted to teach ancient history to younger children.
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Good for kids my 8 year old liked it. Nice illustrations and presented for kids. I would buy non fiction again from the same publisher.
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It was a cold spring morning when my master woke me early. Read the first page New!
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Front Cover | First Pages | Back Cover | Surprise Me!
It was a cold spring morning when my master woke me early. Read the first page New!
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- Seven Ways to Catch the Moon by M. P. Robertson in Front Matter
- Big Foot by M. P. Robertson in Front Matter
- Thwarting of Baron Bolligrew (Heinemann Spotlights) by Bolt in Front Matter
- Amazing Grace by Don Robertson in Front Matter
- Three Wise Women by Mary Hoffman in Back Matter
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- Pericles: Critical Essays (Shakespeare Criticism) by David Skeele on page 223
- Inviting Disaster: Lessons From the Edge of Technology by James R. Chiles on page 7
- The Greeks: An Introduction to Their Culture (Peoples of the Ancient World) by Robin Sowerby in Back Matter
- The Greeks: An Introduction to Their Culture (Peoples of the Ancient World) by Robin Sowerby in Back Matter
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