Mara, Wil The
Mesopotamians
Marshall Cavendish/Benchmark 2012 64p 22.95 978-1-60870-767-6
secondary E-BN
An overview of the life, times and
technology in the Fertile Crescent (present day Iraq) BCE.
Nicely packaged presentation of the early
civilization and technology of the area between the Tigris and Euphrates River,
the “Fertile Crescent,” this book features bright illustrations throughout the
discussions of everything from the creation of the wheel, to irrigation to
transportation. Sidebars highlight interesting tidbits about technology in ancient
tim, such as “To have and have not” (page 14) which discusss how the wheel was
found in many but not all ancient cultures, an “No bricks for you,” which talks
about the inequity of building bricks because of their cost. This author
provides a nice timeline and glossary, and print and web resources, and is a
well written and illustrated book. But, there is a disconnect between the
vocabulary (which I feel is definitely secondary level) and the outward
appearance of the book, which one would assume belongs in an upper elementary
of middle school collection. In our district, ancient civilizations are
discussed most in 9th & 10th grade as a part of World Cultures, so while I
would include this title in my high school library it appears most juvenile.
Technology of the Ancients (MC) Five titles complete this series which is
well written, documented and illustrated. Highly recommend for addition to ANY
school library. Iraq - Civilization -
To 634 Lyn Fisher
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