Around 4,000 years ago, the Indus Valley was home to a great civilisation. Find out about the mysterious rulers of the Indus Valley, their splendid cities and their flushing toilets.

How were the cities of the Indus Valley built? What were homes like? What food did people eat? What gods were worshipped?

This book helps children at Key Stage 2 discover the answers to these and other fascinating questions. It also recommends sites on the Internet and sources in their local library where they can find out more about the Indus Valley.

Packed with fascinating information, the Explore! series inspires children's curiosity to find out more about the past. A great tool for readers age 8+ or teachers looking for books to support the new curriculum.

This book is part of a book series called Explore .

This book is suitable for Key Stage 2. KS2 covers school years 4, 5 and 6, and ages 8-11 years. A key stage is any of the fixed stages into which the national curriculum is divided, each having its own prescribed course of study. At the end of each stage, pupils are required to complete standard assessment tasks.

There are 32 pages in this book. This book was published 2018 by Hachette Children's Group .

Claudia Martin has worked in book publishing for 17 years. She is the author of several books and websites for children and young people. Her favourite subjects are history, current affairs and technology.

This book has the following chapters:

• 1: Who lived in the Indus Valley?
• 2: Great cities
• 3: At home
• 4: Farming and Food
• 5: Rulers of the valley
• 6: Arts and crafts
• 7: A day in the life
• 8: Make your own figurine
• 9: Writing on seals
• 10: Entertainment
• 11: Religion
• 12: Abandoned cities
• 13: Facts and Figures
• 14: Timeline
• 15: Glossary