Open Court
Grade 6
Ancient Civilizations
393 Tan
Tanaka,
Shelley. Secrets of the mummies :
uncovering the bodies
of
ancient Egyptians. New York : Hyperion
Books for
Children, c1999. Describes the
ancient Egyptian practice of
preserving the dead through the process of mummification and
explains what scientists have learned from unwrapping and
examining mummies.
493 Gib
Giblin,
James. The riddle of the Rosetta Stone :
key to ancient
Egypt
: illustrated with photographs, prints, and drawings.
1st
HarperTrophy ed. New York :
HarperTrophy, 1992.
Describes how the discovery and deciphering of the Rosetta
Stone
unlocked the secret of Egyptian hieroglyphics.
912 Mas
Mason,
Antony. The children's atlas of
civilizations : trace the
rise
and fall of the world's great civilizations.
Brookfield, Conn. : Millbrook Press, c1994.
930 Anc
Ancient
civilizations, 3000 BC-AD 500.
Alexandria, Va. :
Time-Life Books, c1998. Describes
the people, culture,
antiquities, and influences of ancient civilizations,
starting with early humans and moving chronologically
through Sumer, Egypt, Nubia, India, China, Israel, Greece,
Rome,
and others.
930 Bri
Briquebec,
John. The ancient world : from the
earliest
civilizations to the Roman Empire.
New York : Warwick
Press,
1990. Describes historical and social
events in
various parts of the world from
the era of the first known
prehistoric people through the fall of the Roman Empire.
930 Ham
The Visual
dictionary of ancient civilizations. 1st
American ed.
London
; New York : Boston : D. Kindersley ; Distributed by
Houghton Mifflin, 1994. Depicts
the great civilizations of
the
ancient world, describing art, artifacts and
architecture.
930 Mad
Madgwick,
Wendy, 1946-. Ancient
civilizations. 1st ed. New
York :
Kingfisher, 2000. Questions and answers
explore
various aspects of ancient civilizations, including the
Greeks, Romans, Assyrians,
Hittites, and others.
930.1 Lau
Lauber,
Patricia. Tales mummies tell. 1st ed.
New York :
Crowell, c1985. Explains how the
study of mummies, both
natural and man-made, including a frozen
baby mammoth found
in
Siberia and the human mummies of Egypt, Peru, and
Denmark, can reveal information about ancient civilizations
and
prehistoric life.
930.1 Pan
Panchyk,
Richard. Archaeology for kids :
uncovering the
mysteries of our past : 25 acivities.
1st ed. Chicago :
Chicago Review Press, c2001.
Provides an overview of the
archaeological process, from research and funding to dating
and
preservation; describes what archaeology has revealed
about
the earliest peoples, the Ice Age and New Stone Age,
Greece
and Rome, and the New World; and discusses
archaeology from periods of written history.
937 McN
McNeill,
Sarah. Ancient Romans at a glance. 1st ed.
New York :
P.
Bedrick Books, c1998. An illustrated
survey of the
history and culture of ancient Roman civilization.
937 Sim
Simpson,
Judith. Ancient Greece. [Alexandria, VA] : Time-Life
Books,
c1997. Explores the history of the early
civilizations of Greece, as well as their architecture, art,
poetry, drama, and music.
939.4 Civ
Civilizations of the Middle East.
Milwaukee : Raintree
Publishers, c1989. Traces the history of Sumeria, Babylon,
Assyria, Israel, Persia, Greece, and Rome from the Neolithic
Age
until the spread of Christianity.
950 Civ
Civilizations
of Asia. Milwaukee : Raintree
Publishers, c1989.
Discusses the civilizations of China, Japan, India,
Indochina, Indonesia, Australia, and Oceania from the
beginnings of time until about 600 A.D.
950 Maj
Major, John
S. The silk route : 7,000 miles of
history. [New
York]
: HarperCollins, c1995. Traces the
history and
purpose of the legendary trade route between China and
Byzantium during the Tang Dynasty
(A.D. 618-906).
970.01 Civ
Civilizations of the Americas.
Milwaukee : Raintree Publishers,
c1989. Describes the early
civilizations of North, Central,
and South America through the time
of Columbus.
B Con
Freedman,
Russell. Confucius : the golden
rule. New York :
Arthur
A. Levine Books, 2002.
Mag
Kids discover. New York, NY : Kids Discover, c1991-.