written by James Putnam ; photographed by Geoff Brightling and Peter Hayman.
EDITION STATEMENT
Edition Statement
Rev. ed.
.PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC
Place of Publication, Distribution, etc.
New York :
Name of Publisher, Distributor, etc.
DK Pub.,
Date of Publication, Distribution, etc.
2011.
PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION
Specific Material Designation and Extent of Item
72 p. :
Other Physical Details
ill. ;
Dimensions
29 cm. +
Accompanying Material
1 CD-ROM (4 3/4 in.)
SERIES
Series Title
Eyewitness books
GENERAL NOTES
Text of Note
Includes index.
Text of Note
Issued with clip-art CD and wall chart.
INTERNAL BIBLIOGRAPHIES/INDEXES NOTE
Text of Note
Includes bibliographical references and index.
CONTENTS NOTE
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What are pyramids? -- Built for a king -- The great Step Pyramid -- The Step Pyramid complex -- First true pyramids -- The pyramids of Giza -- The pharoahs of Giza -- The Great Pyramid -- Inside the pyramid -- Temples and offerings -- The Great Sphinx -- Funeral boats -- Planning the pyramid -- Building in brick and stone -- Tools for building -- The pyramid rises -- A slow decline -- The Middle kingdom revival -- Pyramidions -- Riddles of the pyramids -- Pyramids of Nubia -- Pharoahs of Nubia -- A queen's treasure -- Pyramids of Mexico -- Mayan pyramids -- Aztec pyramids -- the pyramid lives on... -- Did you know? -- Who's who.
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SUMMARY OR ABSTRACT
Text of Note
Looks at the secrets of the monumental structures of the ancient world, from the tombs of Egypt to the pyramids of Central America.
TOPICAL NAME USED AS SUBJECT
Indians of Mexico-- Pyramids, Juvenile literature.