You wouldn't want to be a pyramid builder! : a hazardous job you'd rather not have / written by Jacqueline Morley ; illustrated by David Antram ; created and designed by David Salariya.
by Morley, Jacqueline; Antram, David [ill.]; Salariya, David.
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BookPublisher: New York : Franklin Watts, 2004Description: 32 p. : col. ill., col. map ; 25 cm.ISBN: 0531163962.Other title: You would not want to be a pyramid builder.Subject(s): Pyramids -- Egypt -- Construction and design -- Juvenile literature | Unskilled labor -- Egypt -- Juvenile literature | Egypt -- Social life and customs -- To 332 B.C. -- Juvenile literature | Pyramids -- Egypt | Egypt -- Social life and customs -- To 332 B.CDDC classification: 932/.014
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Summary: Describes the construction of an Egyptian pharaoh's tomb, the life and various jobs of the workers, and the burial of the pharaoh.
Scraping a living -- Officials, officials -- Pulling your weight -- Sent to the quarries -- Skilled stuff, masons at work -- Scribes, scribes, scribes -- Carvers and painters -- Home comforts -- Staying on the right side of the gods -- Off-color days -- Wrapping up the pharaoh -- The pyramid is finished!
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Scraping a living -- Officials, officials -- Pulling your weight -- Sent to the quarries -- Skilled stuff, masons at work -- Scribes, scribes, scribes -- Carvers and painters -- Home comforts -- Staying on the right side of the gods -- Off-color days -- Wrapping up the pharaoh -- The pyramid is finished!
Describes the construction of an Egyptian pharaoh's tomb, the life and various jobs of the workers, and the burial of the pharaoh.
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