You wouldn't want to be a pyramid builder! : a hazardous job you'd rather not have / written by Jacqueline Morley ; illustrated by David Antram ; created and designed by David Salariya.
Imprint
New York, N.Y. : Franklin Watts, an Imprint of Scholastic Inc., 2014.
The ancient Egyptian pyramids are one of the wonders of the world but what was it like to work on one? Experience for yourself the lives of laborers, scribes, artists, and embalmers as they prepare the Pharaohs final resting place.
Note
Includes index.
Contents
Scraping a living -- Officials, officials -- Pulling your weight -- Sent to the quarries -- Skilled stuff ... masons at work -- Scribes, scribes, scribes -- Carvers and painters -- Home comforts -- Staying on the right side of the gods -- Off-color days -- Wrapping up the Pharoah -- The pyramid is finished!