DK Eyewitness Books: Mesopotamia: Discover the Cradle of Civilization--The Birthplace of Writing, Religion, and the [With Clip-Art CD]

Format: Hardcover Language: English ISBN: 0756629721 ISBN13: 9780756629724 Release Date: June 2007 Publisher: DK Publishing (Dorling Kindersley) Length: 72 Pages Weight: 1.25 lbs. Dimensions: 0.6" x 8.7" x 11.3" Age Range: 10 to 13 years Grade Range: Grades 5 to 8 Travel back to the land where human history was first recorded--the land of kings, queens, gods, goddesses, nomads, and scribes. Be an eyewitness to the land between the rivers, from the first Sumerian city-states to the mighty Babylonian empires. DK Eyewitness Mesopotamia provides a detailed look at where the first cities, states, and empires rose. Richly detailed full-color images and photographs of ancient artifacts, architecture, and maps combine with a comprehensive overview of the Sumerian, Assyrian, and Babylonian civilizations. See incredible works of Mesopotamian art, meet the warriors and innovators living ahead of their time, learn how to read ancient inscriptions, and much, much more The