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City: A Story of Roman Planning and Construction
David Macaulay
Houghton Mifflin/Walter Lorraine Books, 1983
Roman Architecture Explained: Fascinating!
+ See how Romans built an Empire....
+ A great introductory book in Roman city stucture.
+ Another great David Macaulay book
+ How Romans Built
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Classical Kids: An Activity Guide to Life in Ancient Greece and Rome (A Kid's Guide series)
Laurie Carlson
Chicago Review Press, 1998
Bring Antiquity Alive
+ Great history of science activities
+ Great activities!
+ A fun supplement to the study of ancient history
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Little Rose of Sharon
Nan Gurley
Chariot Victor Publishing, 1998
A Beautiful Book about Self-Sacrifice
+ A Wonderful Book
+ An amazing book for everyone
+ An amazing book for everyone
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Life In Ancient Athens (Picture the Past)
Jane Shuter
Heinemann, 2005
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The Gods and Goddesses of Olympus (Trophy Picture Books)
HarperTrophy, 1997
The Gods and Goddesses of Olympus By Aliki
+ great introduction for any age
+ Great intro to Greek Mythology
+ Perfect
+ D'AULAIRES BOOK OF GREEK MYTHS
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Cleopatra
Peter Vennema
HarperTrophy, 1997
This is a fact filled, beautifully illustrated history.
+ Great condition!
+ Learning the history you missed as a kid
+ A Child's (or Beginner's) Introduction to Cleopatra
+ brilliantly illustrated history
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A Is for Adam: The Gospel from Genesis
Ken Ham, Mally Ham
Master Books, 1995
Great Book
+ Nifty Way to Teach God's Word and the Alphabet to Children
First, a word to the negative reviewers.
I'm reminded of a quote I heard a few years ago, on another topic, but it fits very well here - "everyone is entitled to their own opinion, as long as it's exactly the same as my own." I don't know how the authors could have made it any more obvious on the ...
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Tower of Babel
Alison Greengard
Eks, 2003
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Rain Player
David Wisniewski
Clarion Books, 1995
Excellent Story for MesoAmerican/Mayan Study Units.
+ enchanting for adults as well
+ The astounding paper constructions of David Wisniewski
The Rain Player By Caldecott Award Winner, David Wisniewski is one more example of his fantastic story telling ability across many cultures. This book makes an excellent Read Aloud for use in ancient mesoamerican (particularly Mayan) studies. The author did research the culture before ...
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Life In A Greek Trading Port (Picture the Past)
Jane Shuter
Heinemann, 2005
Picture the Past : Greek Trading Post
We are studying Ancient Greece and this book series is excellent in showing what life was like for the Greeks. There are even fun recipes to try to really experience life as a Greek.
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Who Built the Pyramids? (Starting Point History)
Jane Chisholm, Struan Reid
Usborne Books, 2003
Another Quality Book from Usborne
In typical Usborne fashion this book covers the building of the Egyptian pyramids with a thourough body of facts and intricate illustrations for children. The reading level is around fourth grade and up but it would be a great read-aloud for second to third graders as well. I also like the fact ...
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Song Of Creation
Paul Goble
Eerdmans Books for Young Readers, 2004
Loved this book!!!
The book is a slight paraphrase of a prayer from the Liturgy of Hours and from the Common Book of Prayer. This particular prayer is based on the prayer offered to the Lord by Shadrach, Meshach and Abednego in the Old Testament prophetic book of Daniel, after the Lord saved them from death in the ...
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The Maya (True Books)
Stefanie Takacs
Children's Press (CT), 2004
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The Children's Illustrated Bible
Selina Hastings
New Leaf Press (AR), 1996
My first intro to the Bible
+ BEAUTIFUL BIBLE!
+ Great Children's Bible
+ The Perfect Children's Bible
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Brave Cloelia: Retold from the Account in The History of Early Rome by the Roman Historian Titus Livius
Jane Louise Curry
Getty Publications, 2004
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