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Oxford First Ancient History
by Roy Burrell  Publisher Comments Interspersing fact-filled essays with fictional eyewitness accounts, Roy Burrell makes the ancient world a real place inhabited by real people going about their everyday business of work and family life. A fascinating essay about the history of the...
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Pharaohs of Ancient Egypt (Landmark Books)
by Elizabeth Payne Publisher Comments Ruled by awesome god-kings called Pharaohs, ancient Egypt was a land of bustling cities, golden palaces, and huge stone monuments. Beginning with the Rosetta Stone, author Elizabeth Payne examines archeological studies that have helped unlock the...
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Bodies From the Ash: Life and Death in Ancient Pompeii
by James M. Deem Publisher Comments In ancient times, Pompeii was one of the largest cities in the Roman Empire. Its 20,000 inhabitants lived in the shadow of Vesuvius, which they believed was nothing more than a mountain. But Vesuvius was a volcano. And on the morning of August 24, A.D...
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Ancient Rome
by Peter Connolly Publisher Comments Return to the exciting world of the far-off past in Ancient Rome. Meet Spartacus, the gladiator slave who led the largest slave revolt in the history of the Roman empire. Tour the Pantheon, a temple dedicated to the gods and one of the greatest surviving...
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Step Into the Inca World
by Philip Steele Publisher Comments Step back in time to discover the spectacular world of the Incas and their ancestors. Successors to the Chimu gold workers and the Tiwanaku lake people, the Incas ruled the most spectacular empire South America has ever seen. The land of the Sun God was...
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Mayan Civilization (Cover-To-Cover Books)
by Shirley Jordan Synopsis What happened to the people who, a thousand years ago, built great cities in what are now parts of Guatamala, Belize, Honduras, and Mexico?...
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Magic Tree House Research Guides #10: Magic Tree House Research Guide: Ancient Greece and the Olympics
by Mary Pope Osborne Publisher Comments What was it like to live in ancient Greece? What gods and goddesses did Greeks believe in? How did the Olympics start? What was the winner's prize? Find out the answers to these questions and many more in this Magic Tree House Research Guide. Includes...
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Mummies, Tombs, and Treasure: Secrets of Ancient Egypt
by Lila Perl Publisher Comments A fascinating and thorough account of the Egyptian process of mummification and efforts to safeguard places of burial against thieves....
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Great Ancient China Projects You Can Build Yourself
by Lance Kramer Publisher Comments From Buddhism, feng shui, and porcelain pottery to gunpowder, dynasties, and trade routes, this interactive activity guide explores the incredible ingenuity and history of ancient China with more than 20 hands-on projects. Comprehensive coverage of the...
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Mummies Made in Egypt (Reading Rainbow Book)
by Aliki Publisher Comments Aliki describes and illustrates the techniques and the reasons for the use of mummification in ancient Egypt....
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History News: the Egyptian News (News)
by Scott Steedman Publisher Comments At home or at school, this innovative title makes history come alive! THE EGYPTIAN NEWS is now published in paperback and in a space-saving reduced trim size. Covering ancient civilizations in the form of a daily newspaper written at the time, this...
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The Best Book of Ancient Rome (Best Book of)
by Deborah Murrell Publisher Comments Find out more about everyday life in ancient Rome and what it meant to live in this fascinating city at the height of its empire. Every aspect of this great civilization is explored, from the bloodthirsty gladiators and the terrifying chariot races, to a...
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Ancient China (Tales of the Dead)
by Stewart Ross Publisher Comments Combining amazing facts with compelling fiction, this new entry in DK's captivating series uses the tale of an attempted assassination to explore the fascinating world of Ancient China....
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The Illustrated Children's Encyclopedia of the Ancient World
by Richard Tames Publisher Comments The lively and comprehensive information is accessible on many levels - perfect for home study, school projects, or just for fun. Everything is shown in more than 1600 amazing color photographs, illustrations, maps and timelines. Important dates, events...
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Tales of the Dead Ancient Egypt
by Stewart Ross Publisher Comments Tales of the Dead: Ancient Egypt is actually two books in one! It's a fact-packed reference work and a fast-paced fiction title seamlessly designed in a single volume. Young readers will love the exciting story of Egyptian society that snakes through the...
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I Wonder Why Greeks Built Temples and Other Questions about Ancient Greece (I Wonder Why)
by Fiona Macdonald Publisher Comments This informative reference answers all kinds of questions, large and small, that< BR> children ask about this ancient culture, from & quot; Who ran the first marathon?& quot; to< BR> & quot; Who discovered that the earth is round?&...
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Ancient Rome
by Stewart Ross Publisher Comments Two children of a North African soldier are taken captive during a raid on their village by the Roman army, transported to Rome as prisoners of war, and sold into slavery. Readers can follow the search for them, which leads through the Roman underworld...
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Dateline Troy New Updated Edition
by Fleischman Publisher Comments The award-winning author of "Bull Run" retells Homer's epic poem the "Illiad"--ingeniously juxtaposing each episode with newspaper clippings of modern events from the First World War through the Gulf War--to reveal astonishing parallels between the...
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I Wonder Why Pyramids Were Built? and Other Questions about Ancient Egypt
by Philip Steele Publisher Comments Browsers and young students alike will enjoy these lively question and answer books with their unique mix of realistic illustration and engaging cartoons. The enticing questions will amaze, amuse and inspire, while the highly visual format encourages...
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Broken Shields (Stella)
by Bernardino De Sahagun Publisher Comments A companion volume to "What the Aztecs Told Me, Broken Shields" tells the tragic tale of the conquest of Montezuma and the destruction of the Aztec empire by Hernan Cortes. It is written in the first person in the form of a lament, a compelling way to...
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