CompleteMartialArts.com - A Place in the Sun
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Manufacturer: Puffin
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Binding: Paperback
EAN: 9780141301235
ISBN: 0141301236
Label: Puffin
Manufacturer: Puffin
Number Of Items: 1
Number Of Pages: 96
Publication Date: 1998-11-01
Publisher: Puffin
Reading Level: Ages 9-12
Studio: Puffin
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Editorial Reviews:
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When Senmut's sculpting chisel slips from his fingers, accidentally killing a sacred dove, Egyptian priests exile the 9-year-old boy to a lifetime of hard labor in the gold mines of Nubia. Wrenched from his family, forced to endure brutal guards and unending heat, Senmut turns to the one thing he loves best -- his sculpture. Can it set him free? "The suspense never flags, and details of the period are so smoothly integrated that the action never slows, either." -- Booklist "An exciting and information-filled adventure. The details of the daily life, customs, and beliefs of the people are wonderfully revealed through the words and deeds of the characters. The story has enough excitement to capture the interest of even the most reluctant readers." -- School Library Journal
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Summary: Great book for all ages
Comment: I read this to my 7 yr old. I personally enjoyed it and couldnt wait to read the next chapter. I recommended it to my 13 yr old. It'll be an ez read for her but its a great story.
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Summary: Disappointing
Comment: Based the description, the cover, and the first few pages it seemed like it would be a really exciting book. Instead it turn out to have a lot of holes and lucky coincidences. Senmut accidentally kills a dove, which is punishable by death in ancient Egypt. The only witness is a village elder. I found it frustrating that they couldn't simply bury the bird somewhere and not mention it to anyone. The idea was good I just though the book could have been a lot better.
By the way, this was a brand new book from Amazon and one of the pages was ripped.
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Summary: Egypt History for kids
Comment: I bought this book as a read aloud for my reading class. As one previous reviewer mentioned, the names did give a bit of trouble. For my kids, however, low level almost non-readers, the story was good as a read aloud. By the end of the book, the students were able to tell me the who what when where why and hows of the story, if not the actual names. It is interesting to note, that as I read the story to my students, I was amazed at the religious underpinings. With what has been said recently about The Golden Compass (see my review) nothing has been said about this book which celebrates Egyptian polytheism. Of course, I am being facetious. This just goes to show that any book that deals with a non-Christian religion can be charged with expousing an anti-Christian message. The goddess in the book is seen as all powerful and worthy of devotion. Funny how critics pick and choose what to rile over. Perhaps if they just look at the basic story, in this case the love of a boy for his ill father, any critic will see a wonderful story of devotion, not to an ancient god but to one boy's family.
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Summary: .*A Place In The Sun*.
Comment: A place in the sun was a good book for most of it some parts werent as good as i thought they would be. I like the part about Senmut going to see the Phaoroahs son and what would happen. Also I like Ancient egypt its got a cool way to it for accept the slaves and people getting starved and beat to death. At first when I was reading the book I thought it was kinda boring and lame but then I got more into it and it got better. I Like the part when Senmut was finished making the statue and when Senmut had to go see the God of amon and what he would say to them. Over all the book was ok.
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Summary: A Place in the Sun
Comment: The story was good and the message it delivered excellent. However, the reading was difficult for my child due to all the names. Instead of being a read alone, it was a read out loud by the parent.
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