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BL
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| Record Number
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598722
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| Doc. No
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b427941
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| Main Entry
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Putnam, James.
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| Title & Author
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Pyramid /\ written by James Putnam ; photographed by Geoff Brightling and Peter Hayman.
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| Edition Statement
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Rev. ed.
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| Publication Statement
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New York :: DK Pub.,, 2011.
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| Series Statement
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Eyewitness books
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| Page. NO
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72 p. :: ill. ;; 29 cm. ++ 1 CD-ROM (4 3/4 in.)
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| ISBN
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9780756658328 (book and CD)
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: 0756658322 (book and CD)
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| Notes
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Includes index.
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Issued with clip-art CD and wall chart.
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| Bibliographies/Indexes
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
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| Contents
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What are pyramids? -- Built for a king -- The great Step Pyramid -- The Step Pyramid complex -- First true pyramids -- The pyramids of Giza -- The pharoahs of Giza -- The Great Pyramid -- Inside the pyramid -- Temples and offerings -- The Great Sphinx -- Funeral boats -- Planning the pyramid -- Building in brick and stone -- Tools for building -- The pyramid rises -- A slow decline -- The Middle kingdom revival -- Pyramidions -- Riddles of the pyramids -- Pyramids of Nubia -- Pharoahs of Nubia -- A queen's treasure -- Pyramids of Mexico -- Mayan pyramids -- Aztec pyramids -- the pyramid lives on... -- Did you know? -- Who's who.
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| Abstract
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Looks at the secrets of the monumental structures of the ancient world, from the tombs of Egypt to the pyramids of Central America.
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Pyramids-- Egypt, Juvenile literature.
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Pyramids-- Sudan, Juvenile literature.
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Indians of Mexico-- Pyramids, Juvenile literature.
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Pyramids-- Central America, Juvenile literature.
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| Added Entry
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Brightling, Geoff
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Hayman, Peter
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