Pyramids (History Highlights S.)

Millard, Anne

ISBN 10: 0863139272 / ISBN 13: 9780863139277

Published by Franklin Watts Ltd, 1989

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Pyramids (History Highlights S.)
• Publisher: Franklin Watts Ltd
• Publication Date: 1989
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0863139272
• ISBN 13: 9780863139277
• Binding: Hardcover
• Condition: Good
• Weight: 380 grams

About this title

Synopsis

Grade 4-6?Though these titles suggest that they grapple with the unanswered questions of outer space and ancient Egypt, what they actually include is known information, with a few "what ifs" thrown in for spice. Universe covers the history of how humans have viewed space, as well as facts on the moon, planets, galaxies, stars, and current and future space exploration. Pyramids traces ancient Egyptian culture (mummies, religion, hieroglyphs), its discoveries, and scanty information on other pyramids around the world. The books' layout favors browsing over research; paragraph-long captions annotate full-color illustrations and photographs, but rarely give in-depth information on one topic. Simplification and attempts to cover too much too briefly mar both books. Many other titles cover similar material equally well, or better. Try The Visual Dictionary of the Universe (DK, 1993) or James Putnam's Pyramid (Knopf, 1994) for better fact and photo coverage of the same topics.?Cathryn A. Camper, Minneapolis Public LibraryCopyright 1995 Reed Business Information, Inc.

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.