Eyewitness Books: Pyramid

Bibliographic information: 

Putnam, James.  Eyewitness Books: Pyramid.  London: Dorling Kindersley, 2003.

Brief plot description:

This book is all about different pyramids throughout the world.  The book contains a table of contents page and an index.  Some of the things that this book talks about are what and why a pyramid is built, the pyramids at Giza, the Great pyramid, the Sphinx, the pyramids the Aztecs and Mayans built, and many more.  In this book there are many pictures and captions that describe what is being discussed.  This means that there is not much text book style reading to do.  With the pictures students can look inside a pyramid, look at the old writings found on a pyramid, look at the tools that were used to build them, and many other things. 

Brief review:

I would use this book in a fifth through eighth grades; it might be able to be used even in the higher grades.  This book contains much information and would be a great resource for students to use when discussing pyramids.  This book would serve as supplemental material for a pyramid unit or a unit on Egypt.  The information in this book could be expanded into talking about the different cultures that build pyramids.  The style of the book really helps students find the information needed and understanding the information.  The photographs in the book will help students understand what is being described in the text. 

Genre label:

Informational

Reading level/interest level:

5^th-8^th grade

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