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Unearth the ancient world: kings, empires, and history’s first scribes.

DK Eyewitness Books: Mesopotamia

Discover the Cradle of Civilization—the Birthplace of Writing, Religion, and the

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  • Hardcover

    72 pages

  • Release Date

    25 June 2007

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Summary

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 ove…

Book Details

ISBN-13:9780756629724
ISBN-10:0756629721
Author:Philip Steele, John Farndon
Publisher:DK
Imprint:DK Children
Format:Hardcover
Number of Pages:72
Release Date:25 June 2007
Weight:539g
Dimensions:12mm x 224mm x 289mm
Series:DK Eyewitness
Audience Age:8-12
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DK Eyewitness Books: Mesopotamia by Philip Steele - ISBN: 9780756629724
224 × 289 mm
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About The Author

Philip Steele

Philip Steele is the author of many nonfiction books for children. He has worked for publishers such as Dorling Kindersley, Quarto, HarperCollins, Macmillan, and numerous others. Steele also writes tourism and guide books for adults, display text for museums and libraries, and facts for websites. He regularly attends the London Book Fair.

John Farndon is a London-based writer who studied earth sciences at England’s Cambridge University and has taken a keen interest in the natural world ever since. He is the author of many books on the subject of the earth and its atmosphere. He has been shortlisted three times for the Junior Prize of the Aventis Prizes for Sciences.

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