PRAISE

This book accomplishes a difficult goal: providing a high-interest visual experience that also has informational depth. A beautiful addition to any elementary or middle school library, this work is the closest readers will come to attending a museum without leaving home.
—School Library Journal (starred review)

From Stone Age tools to Egyptian canopic jars and an 11th-century Iranian bowl featuring an early calligraphic form of Arabic, Wilkinson’s striking replications and Nelson’s informative descriptions offer insight into objects both sacred and mundane.
—Publishers Weekly

…an effective way to pique the interest of history-loving kids.
—Booklist

Inviting.
—Kirkus Reviews