The Pyramids of Giza / by Don Nardo.
Material type: TextSeries: Great idea. Engineering.Publisher: Chicago, Illinois : Norwood House Press, [2014]Description: 48 pages : illustrations (chiefly color), color map ; 19 x 24 cmContent type:- text
- unmediated
- volume
- 1599535939 (library edition : alk. paper)
- 1603575731 (pbk. edition : alk. paper)
- 9781599535937 (library edition : alk. paper)
- 9781603575737 (pbk. edition : alk. paper)
Item type | Home library | Collection | Call number | Materials specified | Status | Date due | Barcode | Item holds | |
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Children's Book | Main Library | Children's NonFiction | 932 N224 | Available | 33111007505775 |
Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:
"Thousands of years ago, the Egyptians had no cranes or other advanced lifting devices. Yet they managed to build the tallest structures the world would see until modern times. These great engineering featsthree gigantic pyramidsstill tower above the desert sands at Giza, near Egypt's capital, Cairo. Correlates with STEM instruction. Includes glossary, websites, and bibliography for further reading."
Includes bibliographical references (pages 45-46) and index.
Trouble with tomb robbers -- How the pyramids were built -- Objects of mystery and wonder -- The pyramids in later ages.
"Describes the struggles and accomplishments in building the Pyramids of Giza. Includes glossary, websites, and bibliography for further reading"-- Provided by publisher.
Ages 8-12.
Grade 4 to 6.