Fact…The Great Pyramid of Giza is made of over 2 million blocks of limestone.Fact…Women had some of the same rights as men including owning property, leaving wills, and divorce.What was daily life like for the worker on the pyramids? Did they use money? Did children go to school? Find out these facts and much more in First Facts About the Ancient Egyptians.
Si tu étais un Viking, comment vivrais-tu ? Vivrais-tu à la campagne ou à la ville ? Serais-tu un homme libre ou un esclave ? Serais-tu un païen ou un chrétien ? Serais-tu un marchand, un artisan, un guerrier, un navigateur ? Aurais-tu partagé les aventures d'Eric le Rouge ou, avec son fils, Leif l'Heureux, aurais-tu découvert l'Amérique un peu avant l'an mil ? Construit à la manière d'un jeu de rôle, ce livre te propose d'entrer dans la peau d'un enfant viking et de vivre sa vie, jour après jour, dans les moindres détails. Tu trouveras aussi une carte du monde viking, ainsi qu'une chronologie des principaux événements qui ont marqué cette civilisation.
A Shakespearean Theatre is an invaluable guide to an important period in English history.
The humorous cartoon-style illustrations and the narrative approach encourage readers to get emotionally involved with the characters, aiding the understanding of everyday life and religion in Ancient Egypt and the building techniques used for such monumental structures. Informative captions, a comprehensive glossary and an index make this title an ideal and fun introduction to the conventions of non-fiction texts.
Life in a medieval castle was not as romantic as you might think! See what life was really like for a lowly servant, carrying out all the menial work of the castle & doing her best to survive the horrors of siege warfare. The cartoon-style illustrations & narrative approach encourage readers to get involved with the characters
Describes life in renaissance Florence, with information on social life and customs, buildings, war with other towns and daily living. Includes a chronology of Florence's history. Suggested level: primary, intermediate, junior secondary.
"Step inside the country house of a wealthy Roman family in the first century AD. AS villa is more than a home: it's a farm and a factory as well, producing meat, grain, olive oil and wine. See how the master, his family and their slaves lived and worked through the course of a year in the Italian countryside."--Back cover.
Each title transports the reader back in time by giving detailed information on the aspects of life during a particular historical period.
Take an incredible tour through an ancient Egyptian pyramid. Step inside an ancient Egyptian building site where one of mankind's most spectacular creations is slowly taking shape. Discover how the Egyptians constructed these vast buildings with such incredible precision, without using wheels, machines or iron tools. Their aim: to preserve their pharaoh not just from tomb robbers, but from death itself. Superb cutaway illustrations and pinpoint enlargements accompany the text. Informative captions, maps, a complete glossary and an index enhance the book's educational value.
