Hazel Mary Martell

Did the Romans go to the doctor? Did the Egyptians have families like ours? Did the Greeks eat out? Addressing these and other questions, the books in this series help children to explore what is known about civilizations of the past and to draw conclusions from the evidence available.

Introduction Humans are visual creatures. We rely on eyesight more than any other sense—especially to fmd out about the world around us from v^ords and pictures. Lists of facts and descriptions of events may contain concentrated knowledge, but adding illustrations helps to bring the...