Pharaohs and Foot Soldiers: One Hundred Ancient Egyptian Jobs You Might Have Desired or Dreaded (Jobs in History) Imagine being an interpreter of dreams in ancient Egypt. What was the daily grind like for the ancient Egyptians? Imagine it's your job to carve elaborate tombs out of rock formations (it will take y
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| Title | : | Pharaohs and Foot Soldiers: One Hundred Ancient Egyptian Jobs You Might Have Desired or Dreaded (Jobs in History) |
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| Rating | : | 4.70 (353 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 1554511704 |
| Format Type | : | Paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 96 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2009-02-20 |
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Imagine being an interpreter of dreams in ancient Egypt. What was the daily grind like for the ancient Egyptians? Imagine it's your job to carve elaborate tombs out of rock formations (it will take years to do) or man an army outpost in the extreme heat of the desert. You might have worked transporting some of the over 2 million stones for the Great Pyramid or engineered irrigation projects along the Nile. Pharaohs and Foot Soldiers offers an innovative look at the jobs that kept Ancient Egypt running for 3,000 years. Among the 100 careers profiled you'll also find reed cutters (who worked naked), sandal makers (many went barefoot) and even embalmers (pulling out organs took special training). Whether prestigious or poor, Egyptians had to be tough, trustworthy, stealthy and skilled to get by. Complete with a fact-filled introduction, a comprehensive timeline and playful illustrations throughout, Pharaohs and Foot Soldiers will inspire readers to imagine how they may ha
Editorial : From School Library Journal Grade 3–5—This book takes a clever approach to teaching kids about ancient Egyptian life. After a brief introduction, various jobs are discussed, such as archer, herder, grinding girl, and noblewoman, with each entry relating how the role fits into society. The jobs are arranged by type ("Nile Jobs," "Assisting Pharaoh Jobs," "Entertainment Jobs") into 15 chapters. Written in the second person, these short descriptions, along with the color cartoon-style drawings, attempt to entertain and educate at the same time. For the most part, this technique is successful, but the tone is a bit patronizing and overly simplistic in an attempt to make the material entertaining. Jacqueline Morley's You Wouldn't Want to Be a Pyramid Builder (Watts, 2004) is more successful at this format and at making history enjoyable in a factual way.—Clare A. Dombrowski, Amesbury Public Library, MACopyright © Reed Business Information, a division of
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