The Story of the Nile: A Journey Through Time Along the World's Longest River Hardcover – Import, 1 October 2003

Wonderful to slowly look at the wonderful illustrations with my 4 year old son. The pelican he is supposed to look for in all tableaus helps keep things fun at this age. The text by Dr. Millard is light but informative enough and all can be conveyed in layers. We will read this book a few years from now on. Great base for discussion and further stories.Delivery as promised. Second hand book in great condition.

「絵で見るある町の歴史」「絵で見るある港の歴史」と続いてシリーズ3冊目、今度は実在のナイル川を舞台とした作品です。日本語版「絵で見るナイル川ものがたり」は価格高騰していたので英語版を購入しました。生き生きとしたイラストはとても良いのですが、この本は他のシリーズと違って時系列ではなく源流から河口へ場所順になっていてページ毎に時代が全くバラバラなので混乱しました。土地勘もエジプト史の知識も無しで源流のビクトリア湖から19世紀→1世紀→19世紀→1世紀→紀元前19世紀→現代→紀元前15世紀→紀元前12世紀→16世紀→紀元前20世紀→紀元前25世紀→12世紀→紀元前13世紀→紀元前1世紀という並びで河口のアレキサンドリアまで辿るのはかなり疲れました…

My children greatly enjoy all the books in this series, and while Anne Millard does a great job with the facts it is the art of Steve Noon that really makes these books phenomenal. Easily understood information that is very interesting appears on each page, and with characters you can follow throughout the book you can spend a long time searching for them -- which allows you to really appreciate all the other historically accurate mini-scenes that play out all over. I will admit that I have been known to look through these books even when my children aren't around. This book, and all the others in this series, should be enjoyable for all children of all ages. Even those who aren't old enough to read will still love the pictures and learn something. Older children learn quite a bit, and keep coming back to the book because there is always something new to find. I highly recommend this book, and encourage any parent to add all of them to their collection

Lots of great information in here!

Great classroom resource.