How the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World Were Built

So, so cool! Kid me would have spent hours poring over this, studying the detailed illustrations and soaking up all the trivia, how-tos, and contextual information. This is so very readable and interesting--key concepts are broken into manageable chunks and are conveyed in a casual, humorous style to avoid the boredom and alienation that can come from dry historical tomes. The nerdy kids will be in heaven and even reluctant readers will find plenty to engage with.

This would be an awesome enrichment book for elementary and even into middle grades and would make a great addition to classroom and school libraries!

Many thanks to the publisher and NetGalley for the opportunity to read and review!

A fantastic and colourful children’s non-fiction book filled with many fantastic facts!

This book was read with my 7 year old, and he marvelled at the illustrations and the captions. He (and I!) both learned many new things, and the tone of the book and text is perfect for an audience of his age.

This is a cute children's book that is well written with great pictures! My children really enjoyed this book!

This book is a rare gem. It is bound to keep kids’ attention with captivating illustrations, historical information, building techniques… The text starts with the most captivating and mysterious Egyptian pyramids. While we don’t know how the pyramids were built in the desert that lacks wood and stone, the uncertainty doesn’t stop wonder. "How the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World Were Built" is a need-to-have book, perfect for boredom busters in every classroom/library.

This is a visually appealing nonfiction book that will draw interest from the casual browser who is only interested in the pictures and those interested in learning more by reading the text. I look forward to purchasing this book for my library.

Thank you to the publisher and to Net Galley for providing me with an ARC in exchange for my honest review.

This book is incredible for young readers that are interested in history, architecture, and simple machines. It's the type of book where you can get as much out of it as you want -- the colorful and engaging illustrations and captions make it easy to fly through the book. It is packed full with fun facts and information that might inspire at-home building adventures :) As a former teacher, this book would've come in handy with our Simple Machines unit.

I have already added this book to our wish list -- my visual learners will love poring over the gorgeous illustrations as we work on our ancient history unit study. It's so detailed that a physical copy is a must!