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Introduces daily life in ancient Egypt, inviting readers to lift the flaps and view the scenes and activities at a market, temple, pyramid construction site, and royal burial. On board pages.
Step inside the sun-scorched deserts of Ancient Egypt to visit magnificent temples by the mighty River Nile, busy towns, and tombs filled with glittering treasure.
This lift-the-flap book is packed with interesting information about the ancient world, from the dawn of civilization in ancient Egypt, to the rise of the great Mayan culture in Central America.
Collections of scenes and texts designated variously as the "Book of the Earth," "Creation of the Solar Disc," and "Book of Aker" were inscribed on the walls of royal sarcophagus chambers throughout Egypt's Ramessid period (Dynasties 19-20). This material illustrated discrete episodes from the nocturnal voyage of the sun god, which functioned as a model for the resurrection of the deceased king. These earliest "Books of the Earth" employed mostly ad hoc arrangements of scenes, united by shared elements of iconography, an overarching, bipartite symmetry of composition, and their frequent pairing with representations of the double sky overhead. From the Twenty-First Dynasty and later, selections of programmatic tableaux were adapted for use in private mortuary contexts, often in conjunction with innovative or previously unattested annotations. The present study collects and analyzes all currently known Book of the Earth material, including discussions of iconography, grammar, orthography, and architectural setting.
Describes the role of mummies and pyramids in Egyptian civilization and their influence on later culture, with discussion of mummies in other parts of the world and suggested Web addresses to enhance the reader's research.
Travel back to Ancient China to see emperors in palaces, traders on the Silk Road and soldiers guarding the Great Wall. With lively illustrations and flaps to lift, this book tells China's amazing history - a story of invading armies, incredible inventions and stunning works of art.
This awesome book explores the culture and achievements of ancient Egypt through the examination of artifacts that have survived through the centuries. Each primary-source artifact offers the reader significant clues to the civilization's technologies, cultural traditions, foods, and conflicts. Teacher's guide available.
A clever and engaging pop-up book. Did you know that the process of mummification took seventy days, or that the ancient Egyptians practiced the earliest known form of dentistry? Ancient Egypt is a gift pop-up book featuring facts like this and more about the history of Egypt. A wonderfully interactive, engaging, and informative text complements the creative pop-ups, showcasing various ancient Egyptian cultural innovations and making it fun for children and adults alike. Readers can learn about the elaborate embalming and mummification process, explore the inside of an Egyptian pyramid replicated in pop-up, discover the mysterious ancient rites of an Egyptian god's temple, and translate code-like hieroglyphic symbols. Colorful, informative, and fun, Ancient Egypt is a wonderfully fascinating book for people of all ages.
Explore every corner of a museum - from grand exhibition galleries to cavernous storerooms and dusty back offices. With stylish illustrations and flaps to lift, this book is packed with fascinating information about how museums work, how they look after precious exhibits and what goes on behind closed doors. Includes website links to virtual tours.
