- The rich, full-color interior has a strong, engaging design that will draw in young readers.
- At 100+ pages, this series offers substantially more information than other books for young readers available in paperback.
- Contains several special features, such as a biographical dictionary, which describes important figures in the civilization, and a timeline.
National Social Studies Standards: Grades 5-8
Culture: I
- Explain and give examples of how language, literature, the arts, architecture, other artifacts, traditions, beliefs, values, and behaviors contribute to the development and transmission of culture.
Time, Continuity, & Change: II
- Identify and use key concepts such as chronology, causality, change, conflict, and complexity to explain, analyze, and show connections among patterns of historical change and continuity.
- Identify and describe selected historical periods and patterns of change within and across cultures.
Individuals, Groups, & Institutions: V
- Demonstrate an understanding of concepts such as role, status, and social class in describing the interactions of individuals and social groups.
Science, Technology, & Society: VIII
- Examine and describe the influence of culture on scientific and technological choices and advancements, such as in transportation, medicine, and warfare.

 

This book is part of a book series called People Of the Ancient World .

This book has been graded for interest at 10-13 years.

There are 112 pages in this book. This book was published 2016 by Hachette Children's Group .

Allison Lassieur once lived in Tennessee and traveled the path Hattie and her family might have followed from Nashville to the banks of the Mississippi River near Memphis. Today she lives in upstate New York and shares a 110-year-old house with her husband, her daughter, three dogs, two cats, and more history books than she can count.