false http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1170621824m/64239.jpg 64239 8 When children catch their first glimpse of a pyramid, a sea of questions inevitably tumbles forth. "Why are they shaped like that?" "How were they made?" "Who made them?" "What were they used for?" Perplexed adults can sigh with relief now that David Macaulay has found a way to thoroughly answer all those deserving questions. His exquisitely crosshatched pen-and-ink illustrations frame the engaging fictional story of an ancient pharaoh who commissions a pyramid to be built for him. With great patience and respect for minute detail (not unlike the creators of the early pyramids), Macaulay explains the sometimes backbreaking tasks of planning, hauling, chiseling, digging, and hoisting that went into the construction of this awe-inspiring monument. Just when the narrative teeters on the edge of textbook doldrums, Macaulay brings us back to the engaging human drama of death and superstition. This respectful blending of architecture, history, and mysticism will certainly satiate pyramid-passionate children as well as their obliging parents. ALA Notable Book. (Ages 9 and older) <I>--Gail Hudson</I> 62369 1982 Pyramid total:149|5:64|4:51|3:27|2:5|1:2| 149 617 202 11 64239 0395321212 9780395321218 138 10 4.14 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1170621824m/64239.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/64239.Pyramid 5 0 false Tue Oct 14 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Tue Oct 14 08:40:23 -0700 2008 Tue Oct 14 11:22:13 -0700 2008 25+ more...]]> 64239 0395321212 9780395321218 138 10 4.14 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1170621824m/64239.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/64239.Pyramid 5 0 false Thu Sep 10 15:54:25 -0700 2009 Thu Sep 10 15:56:21 -0700 2009 64239 0395321212 9780395321218 138 10 4.14 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1170621824m/64239.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/64239.Pyramid 3 0 false Sun Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2006 Wed Jun 04 21:43:37 -0700 2008 Wed Jun 04 21:45:19 -0700 2008
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