The Golden Bull: A Mesopotamian Adventure

by Marjorie Cowley

Book Overview

A brother and sister's search for a new life and new home . . . 5,000 years ago in ancient Mesopotamia during a terrible drought, Jomar and Zefa's father must send his children away to the city of Ur because he can no longer feed them. At fourteen, Jomar is old enough to apprentice with Sidah, a master goldsmith for the temple of the moongod, but there is no place for Zefa in Sidah's household. Zefa, a talented but untrained musician, is forced to...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1580891829
• ISBN13: 9781580891820
• Release Date: February 2012
• Publisher: Charlesbridge Publishing
• Length: 224 Pages
• Weight: 0.49 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 5.4" x 8.2"
• Age Range: 9 to 12 years
• Grade Range: Grades 4 to 7

Customer Reviews

Wonderful book for young people to understand ancient times!

As an archaeologist and teacher of "First Cities" for middle school students, I highly recommend this delightful tale of ancient Sumer. Ms Cowley not only did her research beautifully and authentically but also her characters seem very real, even though the story takes place about 5,000 years in the distant past. In fact, I just put the book on a bibliography that I created for a presentation of "First Cities" that I gave to an auditorium full of 6th graders.