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Voices of Ancient Egypt
By Winters, Kay & Moser, Barry
Publishers Summary:
- ISBN
- 978-0-79227-560-2
- Publisher
- Washington, D.C. : National Geographic, c2003.
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School Library Journal
Reviewed on September 1, 2003
Gr 4-6 This book presents the voices of 13 individuals in various Old Kingdom occupations, ranging from scribe to herdsman. Winters uses first-person, free-verse poems to describe the workers' duties and places in society. Her verse is rich with informative detail: "I am a washer of clothes./Brother to the crocodile, /I spend my days in water./I soak the clothes, beat them with a wooden stave, /then wrap them around a stick/to wring out the wet." The author gives voice to the b...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
