Step into Ancient Mesopotamia

by Lorna Oakes

Published 28 February 2001
Children will love being able to step back in time to explore the Land between the Two Rivers, one of the most ancient of all civilizations. Young readers learn as they read with the investigations into why the Sumerians, Assyrians and the Babylonians were among the first to develop writing, mathematics and the science of astronomy.

Mesopotamia

by Lorna Oakes

Published 30 January 2004
Explore the land between the Two Rivers - one of the most ancient of all civilizations - and investigate why the Sumerians, Assyrians and Babylonians were among the first to develop writing, mathematics and the science of astronomy. Practical projects include designing a tunic fit for an Assyrian king and learning to play a musical lyre.