Ancient Greece (Nature Company Discoveries Library)
Grade 4-7.  While focusing on the Classical and Hellenistic periods, this overview spans from Cycladic and Minoan times through the fall of Greece to Rome. Through standard double-page topic treatments, various aspects of ancient history and culture are presented in direct, bite-sized portions. Bright and inviting original artwork and museum reproductions appear throughout the short chapters to illustrate such topics as livelihoods, dress, education, and war making. Similar in scope and content to Anne Pearson's Ancient Greece (Knopf, 1992) and Fiona Macdonald's How Would You Survive as an Ancient Greek! (Watts, 1996), Ancient Greece aims its briefer text and large main illustrations at a slightly younger audience. Flaws are few (e.g., though the Mycenaeans are featured, Mycenae is not identified on the map). While not an essential purchase, this well-produced, well-organized title should be a useful addition in libraries where the subject is popular.?Coop Renner, Coldwell Elementary-Intermediate School, El Paso, TXCopyright 1997 Reed Business Information, Inc.