I Wonder Why the Greeks Built Temples: and Other Questions About Ancient Greece [Hardcover]

Fiona MacDonald (Author)

Book Description

Age Level: 5 and up | Grade Level: K and up | Series: I Wonder Why

Browsers and young students alike will enjoy these lively question and answer books with their unique mix of realistic illustration and engaging cartoons. The enticing questions will amaze, amuse and inspire, while the highly visual format encourages kids to keep reading.

Editorial Reviews

From School Library Journal

Gr 2-4--These introductions to ancient Greece and Rome present information in a question-and-answer format. Double-page spreads include a large, full-color illustration; two or three related questions and answers; and small cartoons with captions that provide more details and sometimes humorous anecdotes. The texts are descriptive and easy to understand. Sections cover everyday life, customs, religion, government, famous people, military life, etc. One minor error in Romans--the author presents a story about the holy geese that lived on Capitoline Hill and how they warned citizens of an enemy attack by quacking. Otherwise, these titles are eye-catching grabbers that entertain and may inspire readers to move on to further reading about ancient cultures. Not enough information for school reports, but good material for browsers.

Cynthia M. Sturgis, Ledding Library, Milwaukee, OR

Copyright 1997 Cahners Business Information, Inc.

About the Author

Fiona MacDonald authored the books "'I Wonder Why the Romans Wore Togas: and Other Questions About Ancient Rome"' published in 1997 and "'I Wonder Why Greeks Built Temples and Other Questions About Ancient Greece"'.

Product Details

• Reading level: Ages 5 and up
  
• Hardcover: 32 pages
• Publisher: Kingfisher; 1st edition (April 15, 1997)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0753450569
• ISBN-13: 978-0753450567
• Product Dimensions: 11.1 x 9.1 x 0.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 12.8 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #3,075,198 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Simple Introduction to Classical Culture, June 14, 2000

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This review is from: I Wonder Why the Greeks Built Temples: and Other Questions About Ancient Greece (Hardcover)

This is a simple introduction for a small child or older child who's not into history. Written in question and answer format it makes the information accessible, if however, disjointed. There is nothing in here about the ideas of Greece or her military campaigns or why she's important to western civilization. But information on how Greeks drank wine, when they married, etc. gives the child familiarity with Greeks as people. The answer to why Greeks built temples is to provide homes for their gods. If you're looking for a painless introduction to the word "Greece", this book is it.

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars ANCIENT GREECE MADE FASCINATING AND FUN, March 3, 2004

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This review is from: I Wonder Why Greeks Built Temples and Other Questions About (I Wonder Why S.) (Paperback)

Ancient worlds are revisited in Greeks Built Temples by Fiona MacDonald. Youngsters will smile at the rollicking illustrations of days long past, while they visit the site of the world's first shopping mall, and see what Emperor Augustus did about high-rise apartments.

Published in the Kingfisher series "I Wonder Why," this amazingly complete text leaves little to wonder about as data is skillfully woven into sometimes comically recreated scenes from early everyday life.