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136 pp.
| Chelsea
| June, 2008
|
LibraryISBN 978-0-7910-9602-4$30.00
(4)
YA
Ancient World Leaders series.
These books delve into historical, social, and political theories specific to each ancient world leader and, where applicable, to today. The texts, though informative, can be dry, and they sometimes jumble the details when explaining military campaigns and battle tactics. Archival photographs and sidebars break up the pages; additional maps, battle plans, and/or illustrations would have been helpful. Reading list, timeline, websites. Bib., ind. Review covers these Ancient World Leaders titles: Xerxes, Cyrus the Great, Cleopatra, Hannibal, and Darius the Great.
112 pp.
| Chelsea
| July, 2008
|
LibraryISBN 978-0-7910-9636-9$30.00
(4)
YA
Ancient World Leaders series.
These books delve into historical, social, and political theories specific to each ancient world leader and, where applicable, to today. The texts, though informative, can be dry, and they sometimes jumble the details when explaining military campaigns and battle tactics. Archival photographs and sidebars break up the pages; additional maps, battle plans, and/or illustrations would have been helpful. Reading list, timeline, websites. Bib., ind. Review covers these Ancient World Leaders titles: Xerxes, Cyrus the Great, Cleopatra, Hannibal, and Darius the Great.
108 pp.
| Chelsea
| November, 2008
|
LibraryISBN 978-0-7910-9581-2$30.00
(4)
YA
Ancient World Leaders series.
These books delve into historical, social, and political theories specific to each ancient world leader. The texts, though informative, can be dry, and some speak more generally about the ancient cultures than about the leaders themselves. Archival photographs and sidebars break up the pages; additional maps and/or illustrations would have been helpful. Most volumes include glossaries and website resources. Reading list, timeline. Bib., ind. Review covers these Ancient World Leaders titles: Nefertiti, Hammurabi, Queen of Sheba, Ramses the Great, and King David.
115 pp.
| Chelsea
| December, 2008
|
LibraryISBN 978-0-7910-9603-1$30.00
(4)
YA
Ancient World Leaders series.
These books delve into historical, social, and political theories specific to each ancient world leader. The texts, though informative, can be dry, and some speak more generally about the ancient cultures than about the leaders themselves. Archival photographs and sidebars break up the pages; additional maps and/or illustrations would have been helpful. Most volumes include glossaries and website resources. Reading list, timeline. Bib., ind. Review covers these Ancient World Leaders titles: Nefertiti, Hammurabi, Queen of Sheba, Ramses the Great, and King David.
112 pp.
| Chelsea
| November, 2008
|
LibraryISBN 978-0-7910-9579-9$30.00
(4)
YA
Ancient World Leaders series.
These books delve into historical, social, and political theories specific to each ancient world leader. The texts, though informative, can be dry, and some speak more generally about the ancient cultures than about the leaders themselves. Archival photographs and sidebars break up the pages; additional maps and/or illustrations would have been helpful. Most volumes include glossaries and website resources. Reading list, timeline. Bib., ind. Review covers these Ancient World Leaders titles: Nefertiti, Hammurabi, Queen of Sheba, Ramses the Great, and King David.
108 pp.
| Chelsea
| June, 2008
|
LibraryISBN 978-0-7910-9582-9$30.00
(4)
YA
Ancient World Leaders series.
These books delve into historical, social, and political theories specific to each ancient world leader and, where applicable, to today. The texts, though informative, can be dry, and they sometimes jumble the details when explaining military campaigns and battle tactics. Archival photographs and sidebars break up the pages; additional maps, battle plans, and/or illustrations would have been helpful. Reading list, timeline, websites. Bib., ind. Review covers these Ancient World Leaders titles: Xerxes, Cyrus the Great, Cleopatra, Hannibal, and Darius the Great.
120 pp.
| Chelsea
| July, 2008
|
LibraryISBN 978-0-7910-9580-5$30.00
(4)
YA
Ancient World Leaders series.
These books delve into historical, social, and political theories specific to each ancient world leader and, where applicable, to today. The texts, though informative, can be dry, and they sometimes jumble the details when explaining military campaigns and battle tactics. Archival photographs and sidebars break up the pages; additional maps, battle plans, and/or illustrations would have been helpful. Reading list, timeline, websites. Bib., ind. Review covers these Ancient World Leaders titles: Xerxes, Cyrus the Great, Cleopatra, Hannibal, and Darius the Great.
125 pp.
| Chelsea
| June, 2008
|
LibraryISBN 978-0-7910-9633-8$30.00
(4)
YA
Ancient World Leaders series.
These books delve into historical, social, and political theories specific to each ancient world leader and, where applicable, to today. The texts, though informative, can be dry, and they sometimes jumble the details when explaining military campaigns and battle tactics. Archival photographs and sidebars break up the pages; additional maps, battle plans, and/or illustrations would have been helpful. Reading list, timeline, websites. Bib., ind. Review covers these Ancient World Leaders titles: Xerxes, Cyrus the Great, Cleopatra, Hannibal, and Darius the Great.
131 pp.
| Chelsea
| December, 2008
|
LibraryISBN 978-0-7910-9637-6$30.00
(4)
YA
Ancient World Leaders series.
These books delve into historical, social, and political theories specific to each ancient world leader. The texts, though informative, can be dry, and some speak more generally about the ancient cultures than about the leaders themselves. Archival photographs and sidebars break up the pages; additional maps and/or illustrations would have been helpful. Most volumes include glossaries and website resources. Reading list, timeline. Bib., ind. Review covers these Ancient World Leaders titles: Nefertiti, Hammurabi, Queen of Sheba, Ramses the Great, and King David.
126 pp.
| Chelsea
| December, 2008
|
LibraryISBN 978-0-7910-9583-6$30.00
(4)
YA
Ancient World Leaders series.
These books delve into historical, social, and political theories specific to each ancient world leader. The texts, though informative, can be dry, and some speak more generally about the ancient cultures than about the leaders themselves. Archival photographs and sidebars break up the pages; additional maps and/or illustrations would have been helpful. Most volumes include glossaries and website resources. Reading list, timeline. Bib., ind. Review covers these Ancient World Leaders titles: Nefertiti, Hammurabi, Queen of Sheba, Ramses the Great, and King David.
108 pp.
| Chelsea
| March, 2003
|
LibraryISBN 0-7910-7224-X$$22.95
(4)
YA
Ancient World Leaders series.
Each of the books in this series profiles a leader whose military exploits had a huge impact not only in his own lifetime but also today. While Charlemagne and Genghis are mostly well documented, Attila provides no sources for speeches given by its subject. The books are illustrated with sometimes too-small color reproductions and maps. Reading list, timeline, websites. Bib., ind. [Review covers these Ancient World Leaders titles: Charlemagne, Attila the Hun, and Genghis Khan.]
100 pp.
| Chelsea
| March, 2003
|
LibraryISBN 0-7910-7221-5$$22.95
|
PaperISBN 0-7910-7495-1$$9.95
(4)
YA
Ancient World Leaders series.
Each of the books in this series profiles a leader whose military exploits had a huge impact not only in his own lifetime but also today. While Charlemagne and Genghis are mostly well documented, Attila provides no sources for speeches given by its subject. The books are illustrated with sometimes too-small color reproductions and maps. Reading list, timeline, websites. Bib., ind. [Review covers these Ancient World Leaders titles: Charlemagne, Attila the Hun, and Genghis Khan.]
100 pp.
| Chelsea
| March, 2003
|
LibraryISBN 0-7910-7222-3$$22.95
|
PaperISBN 0-7910-7496-X$$9.95
(4)
YA
Ancient World Leaders series.
Each of the books in this series profiles a leader whose military exploits had a huge impact not only in his own lifetime but also today. While Charlemagne and Genghis are mostly well documented, Attila provides no sources for speeches given by its subject. The books are illustrated with sometimes too-small color reproductions and maps. Reading list, timeline, websites. Bib., ind. [Review covers these Ancient World Leaders titles: Charlemagne, Attila the Hun, and Genghis Khan.]