Rome: In Spectacular Cross-Section
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Book Overview
Million-copy best-selling creator of the "Incredible Cross-Sections" series now brings his talent to a new challenge: Ancient Rome. "Rome in a Day" is set in 128 AD, on a festival day and follows one... This description may be from another edition of this product.
Format:Hardcover
Language:English
ISBN:0439455464
ISBN13:9780439455466
Release Date:April 2003
Publisher:Scholastic Reference
Length:32 Pages
Weight:1.51 lbs.
Dimensions:0.4" x 9.8" x 13.8"
Age Range:9 years and up
Grade Range:Grade 4 and higher
Customer Reviews
2 ratings
learning through the details
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 15 years ago
This excellent book is a visual delight. It makes a powerful teaching tool-the pictograph-continue its contribution to education.The book's detailed illustrations draw the viewer in and engage him in a world that was as complex interesting and varied as ours (if not more so).
Absolutely one of Biesty's best
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 21 years ago
Lots of parents will be familiar with Stephen Biesty's "Cross-Sections" series, in which he provides wonderfully detailed cutaway drawings of famous old buildings and the like (e.g., ocean liners, spaceships, cathedrals, etc.). I really think this is one of the best of the series, too. Previously our favorite was "Stephen Biesty's Man-of-War," which detailed life on a Napoleonic-era battleship. That one provided such good information that even an adult reading an old Horatio Hornblower novel could use it as a reference book. Likewise, "Rome" depicts the main buildings and neighborhoods of Rome, maintaining a narrative about a young boy of noble family, Titus, as he investigates his native city. An absolute must for any child or adult interested in ancient history or trying to become interested!
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