Great Civilizations of the East: The Illustrated History Encyclopedia (Paperback)

~ Philip Steele (Author)

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Product Description

This insight into ancient Asian and Oriental culture is packed with information and projects.

About the Author

Daud Ali lectures in Early South Asian History at the School of Oriental and African Studies, University of London. His writing includes publications on a wide range of ancient Indian subjects, including monarchy, women, cosmology and Hinduism. Fiona MacDonald is a highly experienced child's author specialising in history. She has written or contributed to a number of books, including a book on the art of keeping clean, which won the Times Educational Supplement's Senior Information Book award of the year. Lorna Oakes lectures regularly at the British Museum and Birkbeck College, London. She has also led many lecture tours to Egypt and Syria. Philip Steele is a historian specialising in writing books for the children's market. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

Product Details

• Reading level: Ages 9-12
  
• Paperback: 256 pages
• Publisher: Southwater (March 25, 2001)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1842153641
• ISBN-13: 978-1842153642
• Product Dimensions: 11.6 x 9.1 x 0.7 inches
• Shipping Weight: 3 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #2,205,462 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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5.0 out of 5 stars One of our Favorite History Books So far!, March 19, 2008

By	L. Richards "book loving mama" (Georgia, USA) - See all my reviews

I purchased this book as part of the Tapestry of Grace curriculum, and am saddened to see the used price skyrocket as it has, limiting the availability to so so few. I use this book with my 5th grader and it is so detailed and has wonderful pictures. The crafts and hands-on activities are beautiful. This week we are doing India and are doing fabric block painting and making laquered boxes. It is by far our favorite history book, and my daughter likes to look at it "for fun". It is a big fat book just crammed with wonderful photos and ideas. I wish they would reprint this and make it available to more people. It is almost worth the price at 60$.