Pyramids (History Highlights) - Hardcover

Anne Millard

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0863139272 ISBN 13: 9780863139277

Publisher: Franklin Watts Ltd

Synopsis

Discusses how and why the ancient Egyptians built pyramids, what happened to these structures, and what kinds of pyramids were built in other parts of the world

About this title

About the Author:

George Hart is known internationally as a consultant on pyramids. He has studied and compared the pyramids of the Americas and Egypt for many years. Currently, he is Staff Lecturer for the Education Service at the British Museum in London, where he lectures on the Egyptian Collection. He is the author of many books about ancient Egypt for both children and adults.

From School Library Journal:

Grade 4 Up?This book reveals that there are many different kinds of pyramids?even within Egypt?built at different times by different civilizations. It includes one of the best descriptions of how the Egyptian pyramids were actually made, from the cutting of the gargantuan stone blocks to the maneuvering involved to lodge them in their resting spots. Millard provides detailed information about the Egyptians' technologies as well as their religion and lifestyle. She includes a fictionalized account of a worker to emphasize the human aspect of erecting such monolithic structures. There's also lots of information about American pyramids, though less on those in North America than those in South and Central America. The Maya pyramids, the floating capital city of the Aztecs, and the building styles of the Incas and the Moche are all covered. Modern structures are touched upon, too, such as the Louvre expansion and the Transamerica pyramid in San Francisco. By combining well-captioned, clear, full-color illustrations and an engrossing narrative, this book teaches in the best way?by showing and explaining. Though your library may have many titles on the subject, this one covers areas they don't in a way that both browsers and researchers will gobble up.?Cathryn A. Camper, Minneapolis Public Library
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About this edition

• Publisher: Franklin Watts Ltd
• ISBN 10: 0863139272
• ISBN 13: 9780863139277
• Binding: Hardcover