Early Civilization Booklist

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Book recommendations pertaining to Early Civilizations (6000-3000 BCE).

Topics include Mesopotamia, Ancient Egypt, Indus Valley Civilization, Ancient China

Book Title	Author	PubDate	Reading Age	Time Period	Time Frame	Geographic Area	Country	Topic	Genre	Format
Ancient History: A Secular Exploration of the World	Hanson, Stephanie Hauris, Elizabeth	2021	MG UMG	Early Civilization	49,000 BCE-1200 CE	Various	Various	World History	NF	CB
Ancient Eats: An Edible Exploration of the World	Hanson, Stephanie	2022	UMG YA	Early Civilization	49,000 BCE-1200 CE	Various	Various	World History	NF	CB
The Elephant's Friend and Other Tales from Ancient India	Williams, Marcia	2014	LE MG	Early Civilization	6000-5000 BCE	Asia	India	Hindu Mythology	M F	PB
The Palace of Illusions	Divakaruni, Chitra Banerjee	2008	YA A	Early Civilization	6000-5000 BCE	Asia	India	Hindu Mythology	M HF	N
Hieroglyphs	Milton, Joyce	2000	LE	Early Civilization	3200 BCE-400 CE	Africa	Egypt	Hieroglyphs	NF	PB
Ancient Egypt: Tales of Gods and Pharaohs	Williams, Marcia	2013	LE	Early Civilization	3200 BCE-400 CE	Africa	Egypt	Mythology Egyptian Gods	F M	PB
You Wouldn’t Want to Be a Sumerian Slave	Morley, Jacqueline	2007	LE MG	Early Civilization	3000 BCE	Western Asia	Middle East	Mesopotamia	NF	PB
The Golden Bull	Cowley, Marjorie	2008	MG	Early Civilization	3000 BCE	Western Asia	Middle East	Mesopotamia	F	CB
You Wouldn't Want to Be an Egyptian Mummy	Stewart, David	2012	LE MG	Early Civilization	2600 BCE	Africa	Egypt	Mummies	NF	PB
Mummies Made in Egypt	Aliki	1997	LE MG	Early Civilization	2600 BCE	Africa	Egypt	Mummies	NF	PB
You Wouldn't Want to Be a Pyramid Builder	Morley, Jacqueline	2007	LE MG	Early Civilization	2589-2504 BCE	Africa	Egypt	Building Pyramids	NF	PB
The Last Quest of Gilgamesh (The Gilgamesh Trilogy)	Zeman, Ludmila	1998	LE	Early Civilization	2500 BCE	Western Asia	Middle East	Mesopotamia Gilgamesh	M F	PB
Gilgamesh the King	Silverberg, Robert	1984	YA A	Early Civilization	2500 BCE	Western Asia	Middle East	Mesopotamia Gilgamesh	F M	N
Mummy Cat	Ewert, Marcus	2015	LE	Early Civilization	2500 BCE	Africa	Egypt	Mummies	F	PB
The Revenge of Ishtar (The Gilgamesh Trilogy)	Zeman, Ludmila	1998	LE	Early Civilization	2500 BCE	Western Asia	Middle East	Mesopotamia Gilgamesh	M F	PB
Cat Mummies	Trumble, Kelly	1996	MG	Early Civilization	2500 BCE	Africa	Egypt	Mummies	NF	PB
Gilgamesh the King (The Gilgamesh Trilogy)	Zeman, Ludmila	1998	LE	Early Civilization	2500 BCE	Western Asia	Middle East	Mesopotamia Gilgamesh	M F	PB
Pyramid	Macaulay, David	1982	LE MG	Early Civilization	2470 BCE	Africa	Egypt	Building Pyramids	F	PB
The Red Tent	Diamant, Anita	1997	YA A	Early Civilization	1600 BCE	Western Asia	Middle East	Mesopotamia Biblical Patriarchy	M	N
Hatshepsut, His Majesty, Herself	Andronik, Catherine M.	2001	LE	Early Civilization	1508-1458 BCE	Africa	Egypt	Hatshepsut	NF	PB
The Woman Who Would Be King	Cooney, Kara	2014	YA A	Early Civilization	1508-1458 BCE	Africa	Egypt	Hatshepsut	NF	N
Mara, Daughter of the Nile	Jarvis McGraw, Eloise	1953	UMG YA	Early Civilization	1478-1458 BCE	Africa	Egypt	Hatshepsut	F	N
24 Hours in Ancient Egypt	Ryan, Donald P.	2022	YA A	Early Civilization	1414 BCE	Africa	Egypt	Ancient Egypt	NF	B
The Golden Goblet	Jarvis McGraw, Eloise	1961	UMG YA	Early Civilization	1400 BCE	Africa	Egypt	Ancient Egypt	F	N
Nefertiti	Moran, Michelle	2007	YA A	Early Civilization	1351-1335 BCE	Africa	Egypt	Nefertiti	F Bio	N
You Wouldn't Want to Be Tutankhamen	Stewart, David	2017	LE MG	Early Civilization	1342-1325 BCE	Africa	Egypt	Tutankhamen	NF	PB
Tutankhamen's Gift	Sabuda, Robert	1994	LE	Early Civilization	1342-1325 BCE	Africa	Egypt	Tutankhamen	F	PB
The Heretic Queen	Moran, Michelle	2008	YA A	Early Civilization	1283-1278 BCE	Africa	Egypt	Nefertari	F Bio	N
Gilgamesh the Hero	McCaughrean, Geraldine	2002	UMG	Early Civilization	1200 BCE	Western Asia	Middle East	Mesopotamia Gilgamesh	M	PB CB
The Great Wall Of China	Fisher, Leonard Everett	1995	LE	Early Civilization	770 BCE	Asia	China	Great Wall of China	NF	PB
You Wouldn't Want to Work on the Great Wall of China	Morley, Jacqueline	2017	LE MG	Early Civilization	770-206 BCE	Asia	China	Great Wall of China	NF	PB
Ancient Egypt: An Interactive History Adventure	Adamson, Heather	2016	MG	Early Civilization	305-30 BCE	Europe	Egypt	Ancient Egypt	NF	CB
You Wouldn't Want to Be a Mayan Soothsayer	Matthews, Rupert	2007	LE MG	Early Civilization	300 BCE - 600 CE	Central America	Various	Mayans	NF	PB
The Memoirs of Cleopatra	George, Margaret	1997	A	Early Civilization	69-30 BCE	Egypt	Egypt	Cleopatra	F Bio OV	N
Cleopatra	Stanley, Diane	1997	LE MG	Early Civilization	51–30 BCE	Africa	Egypt	Cleopatra	NF Bio	PB
Cleopatra's Daughter	Moran, Michelle	2009	YA A	Early Civilization	30-5 BCE	Africa	Egypt	Cleopatra Selene II	F Bio	N
The Egyptian Cinderella	Climo, Shirley	1989	LE	Early Civilization	7 BCE-24 CE	Africa	Egypt	Egyptian Tales	F	PB
Mulan: Before the Sword	Lin, Grace	2020	MG UMG	Early Civilization	400	Asia	China	Mulan Han Dynasty Mythology	F	CB
Bill and Pete go Down the Nile	DePaola, Tomie	1987	LE	Early Civilization	1987	Africa	Egypt	Ancient Egypt	F HF	PB
City of the Plague God	Chadda, Sarwat	2021	MG UMG	Early Civilization	2021	Western Asia	Middle East	Mesopotamia Gilgamesh	OV M	N

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List of abbreviations:

Reading Age	Genre	Format
LE = lower elementary MG = middle grade (8-12 yrs.) UMG = upper-middle grade (11-14 yrs.) YA = young adult (14+) A = adult (18+)	NF - non fiction F = fiction Bio = biography HF = historical fantasy AH = alternate history OV - own voices M = mythology S = spine book	PB = picture book GN = graphic novel ER = early reader CB = chapter book B = book (NF) N = novel M = memoir