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The Kingfisher Atlas of the Ancient World: 54 Reprint Edition
Contributor(s): Adams, Simon, Baxter, Katherine (Illustrator)

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ISBN: 0006419715 ISBN-13: 9780753459140
Publisher: Kingfisher

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Published: September 2006
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Annotation: Featuring seventeen beautiful hand-illustrated maps and packed with eye-opening information about ancient civilizations and peoples, this is an unbeatable pictorial guide to what the world was like between 10,000 B.C. and A.D. 1000. Each stunning map shows the major sites from a particular civilization or group of civilizations, with their cities, temples, palaces, farmers, and traders brought vividly to life with detailed picture symbols. Feature spreads use photographs of cultural and architectural artifacts, as well as additional information, to focus in greater depth on the key cultures of Egypt, Greece, and Rome.

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Library of Congress Subjects:
- 01

BISAC Categories:
- Juvenile Nonfiction | Reference - Atlases
- Juvenile Nonfiction | History - Ancient

Dewey: Geography, Ancient; Maps; Juvenile literature.

LCCN: Civilization, Ancien

Age Level: 0.50

Grade Level: 1.35

Guided Reading: 0

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Contributor Bio(s): Adams, Simon: - Simon Adams worked as an editor of children's reference and other nonfiction books before becoming a full-time writer. He has written and contributed to more than fifty books on subjects as varied as the sinking of the Titanic, the two world wars, and the history of jazz. He is the author of Kingfisher Knowledge: Castles & Forts, Kingfisher Knowledge: Life in Ancient Rome, The Kingfisher Atlas of the Ancient World and The Kingfisher Atlas of the Medieval World.

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