Ancient Egypt - Hardcover

Hart, George

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 067980742X ISBN 13: 9780679807421

Publisher: Knopf Books for Young Readers, 1990

Synopsis

Full-color photos. From the splendor of the pharaoh's court to the everyday life of ordinary people, the great civilization of the Nile valley is revealed in page after page of dramatic photos of the objects they left behind: human and animal mummies, reed brushes, children's pull-toys, and more. "Stunning."--School Library Journal.  

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Review:

Queen Nefertiti, the Sphinx, the Great Pyramids--Egypt is steeped in the richest of pasts. Like the other Eyewitness volumes, superb photographs and concise explanatory text bring the subject to life, nearly matching a museum experience: here you can view 3,000- year-old fruit and bread, a close-up of a mummified head and the weapons of Egyptian soldiers.

Discover what was inside the Great Pyramid at Giza, how King Tut's tomb was found, and how hieroglyphics were deciphered. You might even recognize a similarity between the Egyptian obsession for hair care--prototypical curling irons, hairpins and combs--and your own struggle against "bad hair".

About this edition

• Publisher: Knopf Books for Young Readers
• Publication date: 1990
• ISBN 10: 067980742X
• ISBN 13: 9780679807421
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 63