Life In The Ancient Indus River Valley (Peoples of the Ancient World)

Don't let the cover of this book fool you. The lovely cover makes this book look like a high school or college text, but upon opening it you will find it appeals to a younger crowd. Their are lovely pictures and illustrations. The text is succinct and relatively easy to read. There are many pictures to keep the reader engaged. If your upper elementary to middle school age child finds ancient history a little boring, give this book a try. It is fact-filled but well-illustrated and to-the-point. A great addition to your library if you homeschool; great to flesh out your history lesson if you use MOH or TOG.

This book has no place in any library, the font is unsuitable for this reading level.The spacing of the letters is such that some words are pulled apart, in others the letters are on top of each other. The map is fuzzy and not clear

A little dull at times but the information was packaged well and my children liked the pictures.

This book contains incorrect information. Almost every information is made-up. This book in a way is insulting many information in the history/religious books of India. This author should investigate more before writing derogatory information about any other cultures.

This is a social history of life in ancient India targeted at late elementary schoolers.It is organized into 14 two-page, thematic spreads that follow a general chronological progression (from the Harrappan civilizations through the Aryan conquest, Mauryan Age, and and the rise of Buddhism) but have a way-of-life emphasis. The packaging, full of drawings, artifacts, and photographs of people and places, is very well done, and the text is clear.The only drawback is that the presentation is rather dry and textbook-like. However, it is still a very good introduction to an area that is rarely covered by books of this level.