Civilization Book Report

Civilization Book Report

 

Pick one book—Fiction or Non-fiction—about one of the civilizations we are studying this year. The civilizations are: Mesopotamia, Babylon, Assyria, Phoenicia, Greece, Israel, Persia, Rome, China, Mid-East, Medieval Europe. **There are some books in the school library which can be used for this report! The book must be cleared with me first and cannot be too easy. Here are some suggestions:

 

Beast by Donna Jo Napoli

Aladdin and other tales from the Arabian Nights by N. J. Darwood

Cleopatra’s Moon by Vicky Alvear Shecter

Pandora of Athens, 399 BC by Barry Denenberg

The Story of the Golden Fleece by Padraic Colum

Science in Ancient Rome by Jacqueline L. Harris

The Ancient Romans by Allison Lassieur

The Ancient Mesopotamia by Virginia Schomp

Your Travel Guide to Ancient China by Josepha Sherman

Science in Ancient China by George W. Beshore

Confucius: The Golden Rule by Russell Freedman

The Pharaohs of Ancient Egypt by Elizabeth Payne

Oracle Bones, Stars and Wheelbarrows by Frank Ross

Pyramids of Egypt by D. Nardo

Saudi Arabia by Ann Heinrichs

Outlaws of Sherwood by Robin McKinley

Crispin: The Cross of Lead by Avi

The Lost Years of Merlin by T. A. Barron

The Midwife’s Apprentice by Karen Cushman

 

Pick a Book by T, February 12.

 

You will write a book report which will include a short synopsis of the book and THREE things you learned about your civilization by reading this book. This paper should be typed and 2-3 pages long.

 

Book Report Due, T, March 12

 

 

 

STUDENT NAME:__________________________________________________

 

 

BOOK TITLE AND AUTHOR:___________________________________________

Return by T, February 12.