The Great Pyramid
Travel 4,000 years back in time to The Great Pyramid: Egypt’s Tomb for All Time. Young readers will meet Khufu, a great pharaoh who built this mighty pyramid to hold his tomb-one of the Seven Wonders of the World. Children will learn about ancient Egyptian civilization, and discover how archaeologists employ modern technology to find clues into the past. Full-color photographs, map, timeline, and an intriguing narrative will capture students’ imaginations.
| Interest Level | Grade 2 - Grade 7 |
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| Reading Level | Grade 3 |
| BISACS | JNF025020 |
| Genre | Narrative Nonfiction, Nonfiction |
| Copyright | 2007 |
| Publisher | Bearport Publishing |
| Series | Castles, Palaces & Tombs |
| Language | English |
| ISBN | 9781597162661, 9781597164320 |
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| Title Format | Reinforced book, Unlimited Access eBook |
| Dewey | 932 |
| ATOS Reading Level | 4.7 |
| Lexile Reading Level | 750 |
| Scholastic Reading Counts Level | 4.2 |
| AR Quiz Number | 109581 |
| Author | Jeanette Leardi |
School Library Connection Review for Egypt’s Ancient Secrets
In this series readers can learn about the interesting mysteries surrounding the ancient Egyptian civilization. The titles cover lots of in-depth information about the pyramids, mummies, religious rituals, and burial practices of the ancient Egyptians, which are fascinating to students because they are so different from our customs today. These books are very readable high-interest books and convey their facts in a narrative nonfiction format. High quality color images and pictures on each page grab the reader and let them see the history being described. At the end of each book, the author poses questions or mysteries that are still unsolved, because for all of these topics many questions still remain to be researched. Overall, this series presents these selected elements of ancient Egypt in a way sure to fascinate any student interested in the topic.
Recommended
| Author/Illustrator biography |
| Detailed maps |
| Glossary of key words |
| Index |
| Table of contents |
| Timeline of key events |
| Full-color photographs, Historical photographs |
