Title Pyramid / written by James Putnam ; photographed by Geoff Brightling & Peter Hayman.

Publication Info.	New York : Alfred A. Knopf : Distributed by Random House, [1994]
	©1994

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Edition	First American edition.
Description	63 pages : coll. illustrations ; 28 cm.
Series	Eyewitness books
Note	Includes index.
	"Published in Great Britain by Dorling Kindersley, Ltd."--verso t.p.
Contents	What are pyramids? -- Built for a king -- Great Step Pyramid -- Step Pyramid complex -- First true pyramids -- Pyramids of Giza -- Pharaohs of Giza -- Great Pyramid -- Inside the pyramid -- Temples and offerings -- Sphinx -- Funeral boats -- Planning the pyramid -- Building in brick and stone -- Tools for building -- Pyramid rises -- Slow decline -- Middle Kingdom revival -- Pyramidions -- Riddles of the pyramids -- Pyramids of Nubia -- Pharaohs of Nubia -- Queen's treasure -- Pyramids of Mexico -- Mayan pyramids -- Aztec pyramids -- Pyramid lives on.
Summary	They Pyramids at Giza in Egypt have stood for over 4,500 years, and the amazing feat of their construction is shrouded in mystery. This superb collection of specially commissioned photographs tries to answer some of the riddles about them and the people who built them. Discover what archaeological finds have revealed about life on the banks of the Nile during the Pyramid Age. See the pyramids and temples of Egypt and Mexico in breathtaking detail, as well as statues of pharaohs, officials, workers, and religious texts written on stone and papyrus thousands of years ago. Pyramid is a unique and fascinating introduction to the mysteries of these striking and colossal structures.
Study Program	Accelerated Reader AR MG 7.4 1.0 17238.
Subject	Pyramids -- Egypt.
	Pyramids -- Central America.
	Pyramids -- Sudan -- Juvenile literature.
	Pyramids -- Egypt -- Juvenile literature.
	Pyramids -- Central America -- Juvenile literature.
	Pyramids -- Sudan.
Local Subject	Indigenous peoples -- Mexico -- Pyramids.
	Indigenous peoples -- Mexico -- Pyramids -- Juvenile literature.
Subject	Indians of Mexico -- Pyramids -- Juvenile literature.
	Indians of Mexico -- Pyramids.
Added Author	Brightling, Geoff.
	Hayman, Peter.
ISBN	067986170X
	9780679861706
	0679961704 library binding
	9780679961703 library binding
	0789458993 paperback
	9780789458995 paperback

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