100 Facts - Bears
Author: Kelly MILES
Publisher:
Published: 2018-06
Total Pages:
ISBN-13: 9781786172563
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Where Are the Great Pyramids?
Author: Dorothy Hoobler
Publisher: Penguin
Published: 2015-09-15
Total Pages: 114
ISBN-13: 0448484099
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThe Great Pyramids of Egypt--all kids over the age of five recognize them instantly. These massive tombs were built thousands of years ago, and still no one knows exactly how the ancient Egyptians did it! In this informative account, Dorothy and Thomas Hoobler tell the story of the powerful pharaohs who commissioned the pyramids at Giza and offer a fascinating look at the culture of the afterlife in ancient Egypt, explaining exactly how mummies were made. Easy to read and scrupulously researched, this explores the mysteries that have attracted countless visitors to the pyramids for centuries.
How the Great Pyramid Was Built
Author: Craig B. Smith
Publisher: Smithsonian Institution
Published: 2018-02-20
Total Pages: 221
ISBN-13: 1588346269
DOWNLOAD EBOOKGoing beyond even the expertise of archaeologists and historians, world-class engineer Craig B. Smith explores the planning and engineering behind the incredible Great Pyramid of Giza. How would the ancient Egyptians have developed their building plans, devised work schedules, managed laborers, solved specific design and engineering problems, or even improvised on the job? The answers are here, along with dazzling, one-of-a-kind color photographs and beautiful hand-drawn illustrations of tools, materials, and building techniques the ancient masters used. In his foreword to the book, Egypt's Undersecretary of State for the Giza Monuments Zahi Hawass explains the importance of understanding the Great Pyramid as a straightforward construction project.
The Great Pyramid
Author: Piazzi Smyth
Publisher: BoD – Books on Demand
Published: 2023-12-31
Total Pages: 574
ISBN-13: 3368849174
DOWNLOAD EBOOKReprint of the original, first published in 1874.
100 Things You Should Know about Knights and Castles
Author: Chris Oxlade
Publisher: Miles Kelly Pub
Published: 2001
Total Pages: 48
ISBN-13: 9781842360026
DOWNLOAD EBOOKWhy why why do you ask so many questions? Well if you didn't ask, you would never find out about things! Look inside the pages of this book and discover the answers to loads of interesting questions about your body. You will find fantastic pictures to help explain things more, cartoons to make you giggle, and fun things to do in the color panels.
Mummies
Author: John Malam
Publisher: Gareth Stevens Publishing LLLP
Published: 2014-12-15
Total Pages: 50
ISBN-13: 1482421771
DOWNLOAD EBOOKMummies, whether they're preserved by people or nature, are a fascinating way to examine different cultures around the world. While most people know about mummies from ancient Egypt, the first mummies were made more than 7,000 years ago in South America. Anthropologists can only guess why, most likely because of a belief in life after death. Readers will be awed as they discover how different cultures perfected their mummification process. Well-chosen photographs and illustrations will reveal the incredible preserving powers of peat. Gruesome discoveries and even modern mummies are all highlighted in this book, which includes 100 facts about magnificent mummies.
Secrets of the Great Pyramid
Author: Peter Tompkins
Publisher: Lane, Allen
Published: 1973-01-01
Total Pages: 416
ISBN-13: 9780713905953
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThe Complete Pyramids
Author: Mark Lehner
Publisher:
Published: 2008-01
Total Pages: 256
ISBN-13: 9780500285473
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThere is a vast range of books on Egypt on the market at present, and it is often hard to make a choice between them; most have a decent text, and one can hardly avoid beautiful illustrations on such a subject. However if you are particularly interested in the pyramids, this may be the book for you. It claims comprehensiveness in being the first fully illustrated survey of all Egypt's pyramids, the text is well-written and based on up-to-date research, and the author is an expert in this field. There is information on many aspects of the pyramids; the legends surrounding them, the activities of archaeologists, the towns which grew around them, the priests and servants who had responsibility for them, and most of all the construction and craftsmanship of the structures themselves. The text is accompanied by many useful explanatory and reconstructive illustrations.
1,000 Facts about Ancient Egypt
Author: Nancy Honovich
Publisher: National Geographic Kids
Published: 2019
Total Pages: 100
ISBN-13: 1426332734
DOWNLOAD EBOOKIllustrated children's reference book about ancient Egypt. Includes mummies, pyramids, pharaohs, hieroglyphs, gods, history, and more.
The Napoleonic Wars in 100 Facts
Author: Jem Duducu
Publisher: Amberley Publishing Limited
Published: 2015-05-15
Total Pages: 193
ISBN-13: 1445646641
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