Most Popular Books by Anne Millard

A cultural history of life in ancient Egypt, including the rights and powers of the pharaohs, religion, agriculture, the arts, mummification, the pyramids, temple ceremonies, magic, and medicine.

Photographs of infants and toddlers are accompanied by a rhyming first-person account of taking a bath.

In this book a time machine transports young readers back more than 5000 years using pictorial maps and lifelike reconstructions to show what life was actually like in ancient times and to highlight the achievements of the great civilizations that have influenced and shaped our modern world.

Discusses the rise and fall of the great empires of Egypt, Assyria, and Babylon and other exciting events of the period 1500 BC to 500 BC.

From the ancient ziggurats of Mesopotamia to the step pyramids of the Maya, the engrossing text and detailed pictures of Pyramids provides a thorough historical overview of all types of pyramids. This reference also reveals how these structures were constructed, what was kept inside them, and why they were important. Illustrated glossary. Full-color.

Ideal for use at school or at home, this dictionary is packed with more than 50,000 entries. Difficult plurals and parts of verbs are spelled out in full, alternative spellings are listed, and helpful rules are simply explained.

Cet ouvrage est une réédition numérique d’un livre paru au XXe siècle, désormais indisponible dans son format d’origine.

Cet ouvrage est une réédition numérique d’un livre paru au XXe siècle, désormais indisponible dans son format d’origine.

Von der Steinzeit bis zur Gegenwart wird mit detailreichen Zeichnungen am Beispiel einer sich wandelnden Strasse die wechselvolle Geschichte vergangener Epochen gezeigt. Ab 9.

Het leven in een dorp aan een rivier vanaf de prehistorie tot heden. Prentenboek met gedetailleerde illustraties in kleur en een korte tekst. Vanaf ca. 10 jaar.

This book introduces the famous gods, goddesses, heroes and monsters in Greek and Norse mythology, and then tells the stories in summary form.

Containing everything a child would want to know about pyramids, this book covers ancient Egyptian pyramids, the pyramids of the Americas, and modern pyramids, with the main emphasis on how they were built and why.

A simple picture book of trucks.

Lift the flaps to reveal hidden surprises while learning number skills.

This interactive book for toddlers stimulates cognition, language development, social and emotional functioning, and motor development. Illustrations.

A stunning sticker book packed with kings and queens through the ages, and sumptuous, historically accurate stickers to complete their outfits. Includes Queen Nefertiti, King Henry VIII, Emperor Qianlong of China, Queen Victoria, Queen Elizabeth II and lots more to dress in ceremonial robes, crowns, gowns, ruffs, hats, wigs, collars and cravats.

An introduction to the civilization of the ancient Egyptians

Everyday life in Roman times comes alive.

Using maps as a starting point, this atlas shows the reader what life was like in ancient times and illustrates the achievements of the great civilizations that have influenced and shaped our modern world, from daily life and literature and the arts, through to religious beliefs and technology.

Describes the cultures, cities, people, and objects of ancient civilizations based on evidence from archaeological findings.

Un fascinant atlas des civilisations passées pour explorer 5 000 ans de l''histoire du monde, des Sumériens aux Incas. Trouver le peuple qui a inventé le premier système d''écriture, l''empereur de Chine qui avait 1 000 chambres à coucher, les méthodes de navigation grâce auxquelles les Polynésiens ont peuplé le Pacifique. Apprendre pourquoi les pyramides d''Égypte ont été construites, comment les guerriers celtes se préparaient au combat, quand sont apparus les premiers samouraï. Etudier l''emplacement des premières villes du monde. Les raisons de leur développement. Les méthodes des archéologues pour faire revivre le passé.