Gr 3-5-These very brief overviews share similar formats and contents. Two-page sections introduce aspects of everyday life and culture, social structure, history, and the fall of each civilization. Color illustrations and photographs of varying quality depict domestic scenes, ruins, and period artwork. The texts are large and easy to read with short, often choppy sentences, and content is too superficial for reports. Louise James's How We Know about the Egyptians and How We Know about the Romans (both Peter Bedrick, 1997) are more informative and give some archaeological background.-Cynthia M. Sturgis, Ledding Library, Milwaukee, OR Copyright 2000 Cahners Business Information, Inc.
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