BOOK REVIEW VOYAGE THROUGH LOST CITIES Author: El Fisgón Histórico (Juan de Aragón) From the reader report by: Ursula Bachhausen Children have an enormous interest in ancient advanced civilisations. However, in most cases the view of non-fiction books for children is limited to the achievements of ancient Egypt, Greece or Rome. Viaje por las ciudades perdidas by Juan de Aragón decides for a clearly wider range of lost civilisations and takes its readers all around the globe. […] Precisely inquisitive children at advanced primary school age may be supposed to eagerly take in the presented information. Neatly arranged diagrams show the most important dates of each advanced civilisation. […] Furthermore, a time bar classifies the peak of each civilisation, but also the time of its decline and, if relevant, its rediscovery. The other texts focus on particular buildings or achievements of each civilisation. The colourful illustrations are not overloaded but limited to the essential, however they always show the people the book is about and their everyday lives. This makes history illustrative and, by way of lovingly-humorous details, makes the reader smile many a time. By the end of the book the author dares an interesting prospect when presenting six cities which might possibly disappear if countermeasures are not taken today […]. Last but not least the book is concluded by a little test in the course of which attentive readers may prove their skills as ‘archaeologists’. Also this playful element, which supports precise reading, may be supposed to thrill interested children.
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