Step Into: Mesopotamia

Step Into...

by Lorna Oakes

This is the perfect introduction to Mesopotamian history and the way the Assyrian, Babylonian and Sumerian peoples lived―for school or home study, for reference and for practical learning. With themes such as Family, Food, Religion, Clothes, Weapons and Medicine, the book is stimulating, authoritative, accessible and fun to use, and the 15 step-by-step practical projects are the perfect way for children aged 8-to-12 years to learn about the lives of these fascinating peoples.

Genres: Nonfiction, History, Ancient History

64 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 2001

Reviews

[Shannon · Rating 4 out of 5]

Highly readable guide to Mesopotamia. The text features are nice, but sometimes the images and artifacts don't match up exactly to the main text. Organized by topic rather than chronologically.

[Sadie · Rating 4 out of 5]

This book has pictures of artifacts, mosaics, and statues along with explanations of Mesopotamian life and culture. It had some great craft ideas for my kids!

[Amle · Rating 4 out of 5]

Great introduction for children to all (many) things Mesopotamian.
Activities and facts in easily digested form.

[Christabelle · Rating 4 out of 5]

Was delighted to find craft projects in this one! We did the one with clay tablets and the kids enjoyed it. One girl in particular lived having pictures of the craft to emulate.

[Heather · Rating 2 out of 5]

This book was very similar to a book by Virginia Schoomp, but not as detailed. All of the pictures found in the book were in other books we'd already read/seen and thus didn't add anything new.

There are many craft activities here but they were very involved and used materials I didn't have or were hard to find. I decided not to use this book.

[Tara · Rating 5 out of 5]

love it