Morley, Jacqueline.

You wouldn't want to be a pyramid builder! : a hazardous job you'd rather not have / You would not want to be a pyramid builder written by Jacqueline Morley ; illustrated by David Antram ; created and designed by David Salariya. - New York : F. Watts, 2004. - 32 p. : col. ill., col. map ; 25 cm. - You wouldn't want to-- . - You wouldn't want to-- .

Includes index.

Scraping a living -- Officials, officials -- Pulling your weight -- Sent to the quarries -- Skilled stuff, masons at work -- Scribes, scribes, scribes -- Carvers and painters -- Home comforts -- Staying on the right side of the gods -- Off-color days -- Wrapping up the pharaoh -- The pyramid is finished!

Describes the construction of an Egyptian pharaoh's tomb, the life and various jobs of the workers, and the burial of the pharaoh.

6.0 3-6 Follett Library Resources

0531123510

2003065793


Pyramids--Egypt.


Egypt--Social life and customs.
Egypt--Antiquities.

DT63 / .M69 2004

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