A Sumerian Slave
You Wouldn’t Want to Be a Sumerian Slave! by Jacqueline Morley
Synopsis:
This interactive series will enthrall young and reluctant readers (Ages 8-12) by making them part of the story.
Invites readers them to become the main character. Each book uses humorous illustrations to depict the sometimes dark and horrific side of life during important eras in history. (Taken from Amazon page)
Review
I was reading this to my daughters for supplemental reading for their Classical Conversations (Cycle 1). This whole series looks quite interesting. It provides a snapshot of life in the various places/times and has a POV aspect to the story. There isn’t a complete narrative as there are mostly facts listed but it helps to put those facts into a semi-story for the kids to grab onto more.
The book covers general life of a low-class child with their family. It shows what place and time they are in, what tools and materials are around them, and what food and work is done. From there, the main character is sold into slavery and you see life in the upper-class and priest echelon. There isn’t coverage on anything over G-related material other than slavery and paganism. There is even a great section talking about Sumerian’s version of Noah’s global Flood which really was a great pause point to cover that subject with my kids.
While direct reading everything on all the pages would be a bit much to kids under 7 or 8, a quick skim of the page allows you to pull out what you may want to highlight and it provides a good general overview of all the details you will probably want to hit on in your study about Sumer.
Final Grade
A-
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