Who Built The Pyramids?

Usborne Starting Point History

by Struan Reid, Straun Reid, Sue Stitt (Illustrator)

- Gives answers to the first questions children ask about history, provoking comparison with life as they know it today.

Genres: History, Picture Books, Egypt, Ancient History, Childrens

32 pages, Hardcover

First published July 31, 1995

About the author

Struan was born in East Africa and spent many years in Africa and the Middle East. He read Archaeology and Anthropology at UCL, and before joining Usborne. Struan worked and lived for a number of years in Petra, Jordan and now lives in London and Dorset.

Reviews

[Sally]

What a great book. It is based on questions and illustrated answers. It has a where's Waldo feel to it with all the detail but full of information.

[Ruth Barone]

A great book that gives you a detailed look into everyday life in ancient Egypt. There are cutouts of an Egyptian home, detailed drawings of cities, farms, palaces, temples, food, and clothing. Every drawing contains many labels and explanations. There is a lot of text. This is probably a good book for upper elementary ages. I looked through it with my five year old but probably skipped over half of the text.

[Kimberlee]

Informative in a fun way. Great book for kids!!

[Sagan]

This one has a slight "Search and Find" element in the illustrations we liked.