| Life in Ancient Greece Coloring Book Contributor(s): Green, John (Author), Appelbaum, Text By Stanley (Author) |
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ISBN: 0486275094 ISBN-13: 9780486275093 Publisher: Dover Publications OUR PRICE: $4.49 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: April 1993 Annotation: Over 40 expertly rendered illustrations depict life in Athens in the 5th and 4th centuries BC: building of the Parthenon, a performance of Oedipus Rex, torchlight wedding procession, children playing, trial of Socrates, the Olympian games, Aristotle tutoring the young Alexander of Macedon, many more. Introduction, and detailed captions for each illustration. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Juvenile Nonfiction | Activity Books - General - Juvenile Nonfiction | History - Ancient |
| Dewey: NA |
| Series: Dover History Coloring Book |
| Physical Information: 0.23" H x 8.23" W x 10.93" (0.43 lbs) 48 pages |
| Themes: - Chronological Period - Ancient (To 499 A.D.) - Cultural Region - Greece |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: No one could have predicted the marvels of art, literature, science, and philosophy that Greece would produce from 550 to 300 BC. But many of those accomplishments are represented in this well-researched, educational coloring book. The collection includes more than 40 expertly rendered illustrations depicting many aspects of Greek life and culture: the building of the Parthenon, a performance of Oedipus Rex, the Olympian games, the trial of Socrates, a torchlight wedding procession, Aristotle tutoring the young Alexander of Macedonia, and many more. With an introduction and detailed captions for each illustration, this book offers a fun way to learn about how life was lived 2,500 years ago in the cradle of Western civilization. |