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32 pp.
| Barron's |
March, 2003 |
TradeISBN 0-7641-5585-7$$14.95
(4)
K-3Fast Forward series.
Illustrated by
Peter Dennis.
Double-page spreads trace the evolution of a pyramid over time. With thumb tabs indicating the date of each activity, workers prepare a level site in 2500 B.C.E., lay blocks on stone in 2485 B.C.E., and entomb the pharaoh a dozen years later. Subsequent layouts depict the arrival of Europeans in 1789 and a look at the site today. The text is flat, but readers may appreciate the detail in the otherwise unexceptional color illustrations. Glos., ind.