Egyptians Greeks Romans Vikings

Gr 3—5—Ancient cultures are always more approachable for young readers when viewed from the eyes of children. This series describes life for rich and poor children from each of these societies, offering basic political and historical information about the civilization before plunging into details about toys and games, clothing and hairstyles, pets, chores, home life, and school. The books boast attractive images of historical artwork and archaeological finds. Vikings also includes images from reenactments, showing families during daily life in accurate costuming (with the exception of one photo that includes modern shoes on an actor). A few typos (a missing "not" in Vikings that completely changes a sentence, and two examples, one in Greeks and one in Romans of a painting labeled a mosaic) undermine some of the credibility of the series, but the crafts, games, and recipes offer fun ways to connect to earlier times.