Who Built the Pyramid? - Softcover

Hooper, Meredith

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0763630462 ISBN 13: 9780763630461

Publisher: Candlewick, 2006

Synopsis

"Hooper and newcomer Heighway-Bury have concocted a sophisticated yet easily appreciated offering for budding Egyptophiles." - KIRKUS REVIEWS

Who did build the pyramid? Like all things Egyptian, pyramids are a source of endless fascination for young readers. In this innovative non-fiction title, everyone from the mighty king to the lowly water carrier claims to have built this massive monument. And whether you're asking the high priest or the stonemason, each person has a good reason to claim credit for a real pyramid that was built more than four thousand years ago. With lively text and bold illustrations, Meredith Hooper and Robin Heighway-Bury create an unusual, carefully researched look at one of the wonders of ancient Egypt. Meredith Hooper worked with Egyptologists at the British Museum in London and at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City to create this story - and fact-filled endnotes provide even more fascinating information.

About this title

About the Author:

Meredith Hooper uses the storybook form in WHO BUILT THE PYRAMID? to make the latest research accessible for a young audience. Meredith Hooper is an historian by training and the author of many books,
ranging in subject from Antarctica to aviation, from the history of water to the history of inventions.
Robin Heighway-Bury has been illustrating for sixteen years but this is his first book for children. Robin Heighway-Bury lives in London, and found inspiration for his illustrations for WHO BUILT THE PYRAMID? at the Egyptian galleries at the British Museum, which is just a short distance from his studio.

From Booklist:

Gr. 3-5. Ten men answer the title question, "Who Built the Pyramid?" each one claiming, "I did!" In descending order from the King of Egypt (Senwosret) and the high priest to the water carrier and the laborer, each man cites the role he played in the process. The catalog ends with a tomb robber who doesn't care who built the pyramid; he's just happy because "I knew how to get in." In the first part of the book Heighway-Bury uses broadly exaggerated characters, display type, and backgrounds colored with strong terra-cotta and turquoise hues. The design is more traditional for the eight pages of back matter comprising color photos, maps, and text that provide information on the building of Senwosret's tomb, which was constructed some 4,000 years ago. This unusual packaging of information initially appears simplistic, but the sequential story-like text supplemented by historical facts will convey appreciation for the time and place. Adults can set the stage for children who don't know about the pyramids by reading the fictional story and then using the factual follow-up for discussion. Julie Cummins
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About this edition

• Publisher: Candlewick
• Publication date: 2006
• ISBN 10: 0763630462
• ISBN 13: 9780763630461
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 40
• Illustrator: Heighway-Bury Robin