The Great Pyramid

Wonders of the World

by Elizabeth Mann, Laura Lo Turco (Illustrator)

Here's the story of the Great Pyramid and the people who built it. In the author's telling, the Old Kingdom comes alive: a nation of farmers living on the green edge of a harsh desert with a king who was a god in life and in death. Tens of thousands of farmers left home each year to chisel hard stone without iron tools and move 10-ton blocks up steep grades without the use of a wheel, all to the glory of the Pharaoh.

Wonders of the World series

The winner of numerous awards, this series is renowned for Elizabeth Mann's ability to convey adventure and excitement while revealing technical information in engaging and easily understood language. The illustrations are lavishly realistic and accurate in detail but do not ignore the human element. Outstanding in the genre, these books are sure to bring even the most indifferent young reader into the worlds of history, geography, and architecture.

"One of the ten best non-fiction series for young readers."
- Booklist

Genres: History, Ancient History, Egypt, Picture Books

48 pages, Paperback

First published September 1, 1996

Reviews

[Tracy Reed]

This is a great read-aloud for our homeschool study of ancient Egypt! The book is good, illustrations are good, and I'd highly recommend it.

[Anchi]

A good family read aloud to learn about lives of ancient Egyptians. I appreciated author’s reminder in the last page that the story of the Great Pyramid was based on the more respectable theories.

[Kathleen]

Awesome!!

[Teagan]

📕This was a homework book 😆📕

[Jenna West]

This book is a great book for children to learn about the pyramid. I on the other hand, being an adult in college, also thoroughly enjoyed this book! There are two pages in this book that both open up to show a picture of the pyramid construction site that is 4 pages long, and it is amazing! It has little fun facts about the pyramid and its workers in various spots on the picture. I had fun reading it, and could think of a lot of fun activities for children to do after reading this book. I highly recommend this book!

[Heather]

The text for this was way too long for us (first grade) and I felt like we'd covered the pyramids fairly well already with some other books.

I might want to use this for middle school, but again, I found several other books which were more engaging than this. If you were REALLY into Egypt and pyramids, this might be nice though.

[Katie Fitzgerald]

This was not just a dry history text as the cover might suggest, but an engaging and informative exploration of the building of pyramids and their significance to Ancient Egyptian society. My first grader loved it.

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[Elena]

Great illustrations and good information about the building of this amazing structure!