Toys, Dolls & Puppets, Ancient Cultures, Ancient Egypt - History, Africa - History
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Overview
Each spread in this elaborately designed, full-color interactive book explains a different facet of the building of the Great Pyramid at Giza. Readers will discover the secrets of the mysterious world of ancient Egypt as they turn pages to reveal pop-ups of each stage of construction, pull tabs to unfurl the secret scroll of the architect, and lift flaps to uncover grave robbers in action.Travel back in time to ancient Egypt and witness the creation of the most amazing pyramid of all. Includes pop-up sarcophagus, unfolding mummification process, good luck amulet, pyramid panic puzzle, and much more.
Editorials
Children's Literature -
Cleverly designed and triangle-shaped, this book explaining the building of the Egyptian king Khufu's pyramid works on several levels. The five double-paged spreads feature unique paper engineering-the usual pop-ups, a challenging 9-piece puzzle, lift-up flaps explaining the key players, interesting foldout which help us visualize layers of a mummy or show timelines, and even wearable jewelry in a pocket. The main text narrates while captions and marginal text extend details-how pyramid sites were leveled using water, what a sarcophagus or a canoptic jar looked like, how rock was cut using water and wood wedges, and so forth. With gentle handling, this book would invite even the most jaded middle elementary school student to become involved in Egyptian studies.Book Details
Published
March 10, 1998
Publisher
Troll Associates,U.S.
Pages
10
Format
Paperback
ISBN
9780816743902