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You wouldn't want to be a Sumerian slave! : a life of hard labor you'd rather avoid  Cover Image Book Book

You wouldn't want to be a Sumerian slave! : a life of hard labor you'd rather avoid / written by Jacqueline Morley ; illustrated by David Antram ; created and designed by David Salariya.

Morley, Jacqueline. (Author). Antram, David, 1958- (Added Author). Salariya, David. (Added Author).

Summary:

Discusses life in Mesopotamia a long time ago where each city had its own king and there were always wars so life was tough and you could end up a slave.

Record details

  • ISBN: 0531187284
  • ISBN: 9780531187289
  • ISBN: 9780531189214
  • ISBN: 053118921X
  • Physical Description: 32 pages : color illustrations, color maps ; 25 cm.
  • Publisher: Danbury, CT. : Franklin Watts, 2007.

Content descriptions

General Note:
Includes index.
Formatted Contents Note:
Family farmstead -- Flood and drought -- Sold to pay a debt -- Household slave -- Goathered to the Gods -- Temple workshops -- Keeping records -- War over water -- Hard labor -- Ziggurat completed! -- Feast for nanna -- Slaves of the Gods -- Glossary -- Index.
Target Audience Note:
IG930L Lexile
Study Program Information Note:
Accelerated Reader AR MG 5.6 0.5 115285.
Subject: Slavery > Iraq > History > Juvenile literature.
Enslaved persons > Iraq > Social conditions > Juvenile literature.
Iraq > History > To 634 > Juvenile literature.
Iraq > Social conditions > To 634.

Available copies

  • 7 of 7 copies available at Missouri Evergreen. (Show)
  • 1 of 1 copy available at Marshall. (Show)
  • 1 of 1 copy available at Marshall Public Library.

Holds

  • 1 current hold with 7 total copies.
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Location Call Number / Copy Notes Barcode Shelving Location Status Due Date
Marshall Public Library J 306.3 MOR (Text) 33391000300448 Juvenile Non-fiction Available -


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