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1、AuthorPETERCHRISPhaswrittenmorethan60childrensbooksonawiderangeofhistoricaltopics,focusingchieflyontheancientworld.HisbooksforDKincludeAlexandertheGreat,ChristopherColumbus,and,intheDKRevealedseries,AncientEgypt,AncientGreece,andAncientRome.ConsultantAcompletel
2、yuniqueapproachtoillustratedreference,integratinggroundbreakingDR.KATESPENCEisanimageswithpowerfulnarrativetext,DK’snewExperienceseriesusespanoramicAffiliatedLectureratEnglandsstoryboardsequencestohelpyoudiveintotheprintedpageinawholenewway.CambridgeUniversitya
3、ndaPYRAMIDFellowoftheMcDonaldInstituteforArchaeologicalResearchatCambridge.ShespecializesinAncientEgyptianarchitectureandhaswrittenseveralarticlesonthepyramidsaswellasonEgyptianhouses,palaces,andtemples.ShehasparticipatedextensivelyintheexcavationofEgyptiansit
4、essuchasel-AmarnaandLuxor.COMEONANINCREDIBLEVISUALJOURNEYintoanancientpyramid,exploringitssecretchambersandfindingthehiddentombofakingAlsoavailableintheWITNESSHOWITWASBUILTDKExperienceseries:asfantasticdigitalimagesshowyouapyramidasyouveneverseenitbeforeDinosau
5、rFlightFOLLOWANASTONISHINGSTORYPETERCHRISPVolcanofullofincrediblefactsandvividaccountsofthewondersandmysteriesofAncientEgyptJacketimageFront:GettyImages:Stone(cr)ISBN0-7566-1410-4PrintedinChinaIllustrations:Back:VisualisationofNesperennub51599courtesyofSilicco
6、nGraphicsLtd/TheBritishMuseumBackgroundimage:AndrewKerrDiscovermoreat9780756614102ISBN0-7566-1410-4www.dk.comComeonajourneyacrossthedesertsandsofNorthAfrica,towardawonderfulandmysteriousplacecalledGiza.Throughouthistory,peoplehavegonetoGizahopingtofindhiddentre
7、asures.Itisstillaplaceofmanyunsolvedmysteries.Thisisajourneythroughtimeaswellasspace.Wearetravelingback4,500yearstooneoftheearliestcivilizationsonEarth.OurdestinationisthelandofancientEgypt,ruledbypharaohs—kingswhowerethoughttobecomegodswhentheydied.Ittookmore
8、than20yearstobuildtheGreatPyramidofGiza.ManythousandsofEgyptiansworkedonitsconstruction,onbehalfoftheirking,thegreatpharaohKhufu.Thisisthestoryofhow,andwhy,thepyramidwasbuilt.AsGiz