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Life in Ancient Egypt Coloring Book

Life in Ancient Egypt Coloring Book Non-fiction

Life in Ancient Egypt Coloring Book

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Add color to a remarkable artistic and cultural legacy Magnificent pyramids, the silent Sphinx, gigantic temples of stone, a land and people shrouded by the mists of time. Here's a subject that promises to captivate coloring book enthusiasts and anyone intrigued by the life and customs of ancient Egypt.Forty-four authentically detailed drawings by artist John Green recall the glory of a magnificent civilization -- from the beginning of the dynasties (ca. 300 B.C.), through the Old, Middle, and New Kingdoms (ca. 2700-2010 B.C.), to the rule of the Ptolemies and the Roman conquest (30 B.C.)Included are expertly drawn and well-researched full-page illustrations of Cleopatra, Ramses II, the Pharaoh Akhenaten and his beautiful wife, Nefertiti, as well as scenes depicting many aspects of Egyptian life -- construction of the six-story step pyramid at Sakkara, fishing and farming along the Nile, the Sphinx and pyramids at Giza, goldsmiths and metalworkers creating elegant works of art, and more.An informative introduction and fact-filled captions accompany this fascinating chronicle of life in the Land of the Pharaohs.
Product details
Binding:
Paperback
Edition:
illustrated
Number of Pages:
48
Release Date:
1989-09-01
Publication Date:
1989-09-01
Publisher:
Dover Publications
Languages:
Original: English
ISBN10:
0486261301
ISBN13:
9780486261300
Minimum Reading Age:
8
Maximum Reading Age:
14
Weight:
191 g
Height:
210 cm
Width:
278 cm
Thickness:
5 cm
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