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Inside Story
A Greek Temple
Step inside the Parthenon and discover for yourself what it was like to worship there. Superb cutaway illustrations provide a vivid and dramatic insight into everyday life in ancient Greece.
- GenresHistory
48 pages, Hardcover
First published January 15, 1990
About the author
Fiona Macdonald
633 books45 followersFiona Macdonald studied history at Cambridge University and at the University of East Anglia. She has taught in schools, adult education and university, and is the author of numerous books for children on historical topics.
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September 26, 2014
This is an informative book in the Inside Story series, created by David Salariya. Several of the books in this series are written by Fiona MacDonald, who has also written books for the You Wouldn't Want to... series (also created by Mr. Salariya) and we were excited to see a similar series and a familiar author.
The narrative is very similar in style to the other books but has a more serious tone and the illustrations are more realistic and not cartoonish. The information in the book appears to be a bit dense, but really flows like the narratives in the other series, although perhaps a bit drier.
I actually learned quite a lot and found the books to be a pleasant read. I was disappointed that our girls weren't very interested in reading this book with me, and I think I will try again to pique their interest.
September 2014: I was able to read this book with our girls after all. They were fascinated by the history of the temples, especially now that they are so knowledgable about the mythology. It wasn't a fast read by any means, and I skipped a lot of the smaller blurbs, allowing them to read them on their own. It's a good complement to the Greek stories we've read.
The narrative is very similar in style to the other books but has a more serious tone and the illustrations are more realistic and not cartoonish. The information in the book appears to be a bit dense, but really flows like the narratives in the other series, although perhaps a bit drier.
I actually learned quite a lot and found the books to be a pleasant read. I was disappointed that our girls weren't very interested in reading this book with me, and I think I will try again to pique their interest.
September 2014: I was able to read this book with our girls after all. They were fascinated by the history of the temples, especially now that they are so knowledgable about the mythology. It wasn't a fast read by any means, and I skipped a lot of the smaller blurbs, allowing them to read them on their own. It's a good complement to the Greek stories we've read.
June 28, 2013
Use this book to find out why the Parthenon was built, how it was built, and how it was used.
New Mexico Social Studies Standards:
- Strand: History; Content Standard I; 5-8 Benchmark 1-A New Mexico; Grade 6; 1
- Strand: History; Content Standard I; 5-8 Benchmark 1-C World; Grade 6; 5
- Strand: Geography; Content Standard II; 5-8 Benchmark 2-C; Grade 6; 1
- Strand: Geography; Content Standard II; 5-8 Benchmark 2-E; Grade 6
- Strand: Civics and Government; Content Standard III; 5-8 Benchmark 3-C; Grade 6; 1
- Strand: Economics; Content Standard IV; 5-8 Benchmark 4-C; Grade 6
*Available at Albuquerque/Bernalillo County Libraries*
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New Mexico Social Studies Standards:
- Strand: History; Content Standard I; 5-8 Benchmark 1-A New Mexico; Grade 6; 1
- Strand: History; Content Standard I; 5-8 Benchmark 1-C World; Grade 6; 5
- Strand: Geography; Content Standard II; 5-8 Benchmark 2-C; Grade 6; 1
- Strand: Geography; Content Standard II; 5-8 Benchmark 2-E; Grade 6
- Strand: Civics and Government; Content Standard III; 5-8 Benchmark 3-C; Grade 6; 1
- Strand: Economics; Content Standard IV; 5-8 Benchmark 4-C; Grade 6
*Available at Albuquerque/Bernalillo County Libraries*
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