The Ancient Greeks (Spotlights) Book

Spotlights Now young people can investigate and understand ancient history in these handy and inviting surveys of days gone by. Each book is written especially for ages 8 to 10 by an expert author. The text is concise yet packed with information to pique a child's curiosity and keep the pages turning. The full-color illustrations of people and activities, cutaways and floor plans are fun to look at and make the basic ideas in the text crystal clear. Each page also features a series of captioned artifacts relevant to the subject. For instance, a chapter called "Family Life" in The Romans shows a small stone carving of a baby, a school-child's tablet and stylus, toys, a slave's collar, and a pair of engagement rings--all articles or objects that are fascinating to children. And the expert captioning helps make learning about early civilizations interesting and fun. Spotlights on ancient civilizations are the perfect introductions to the fascinating world of history. The Ancient Greeks From Homer's Iliad to a farmer's hard life in the hilly farmlands near Athens, here's an introduction to daily life in Greece 2,500 years ago. Youn readers will learn about early democracy, citystates, warfare, religion, and the history of the region. But they will also read about a chariot race, see a cutaway of a typical home, join the bride and groom at a wedding feast, and attend a play at a theater built into a hillside. With full-color illustrations on every page, this concise and fact-filled introduction to ancient Greece will please even the most reluctant of readers.Read More