The Cave Painter of Lascaux 岩洞壁画的秘密 Anna is on a school trip to the Lascaux cave in the south of France - a mysterious place with prehistoric paintings believed to have been created over 17,000 years ago. Anna gets separated from the class and bumps into a real caveman, one of the artists who painted the pictures. He explains to Anna what life was really like in the Stone Age and how they created the magnificent drawings on the wall.
莉莉和他的伙伴们去法国参观古代岩洞壁画。莉莉对画那些岩画的的石器时代人感到很好奇:他们是什么样的人?莉莉遇到了一个自称知道答案的人。但是,他们一定会大吃一惊。
Nefertari Princess of Egypt 埃及王后的墓室Anna is a little girl who loves cats, even though she is allergic to them. On vacation with her family in Egypt, she notices a gray cat and decides to take her picture. Following her new friend, the little girl slips right into the tomb of Nefertari, the mighty and beautiful Egyptian queen. Anna is admiring the splendid wall paintings when Nefertari herself appears with the cat in her arms. The queen explains that cats were sacred in Egypt, and introduces Anna to the cat goddess, Bastet, and other gods...
奈菲尔塔利是古代埃及的一位美丽而强大的王后。本书通过一个有趣的故事,带领小读者进入到古老的埃及墓室,使他们领略到神秘的古埃及宗教、习俗和文化,并认识了许多有意思的神。在书的最后,还向读者介绍了有关古埃及的文明,包括他们如何建造金子塔、他们有哪些神、神秘的木乃伊以及象形文字。
The Minotaur of Knossos 迷宫里的牛头怪Luca is in his room with his dog Pip, finishing his homework on the ancient civilization of the island of Crete. Tired of the strenuous report writing, the little boy falls asleep, only to wake up perched on a curious alabaster seat in a hall surrounded by pillars and wall paintings of griffins. A friendly voice explains that he is in the palace of the great King Minos, ruler of the Cretans, and tells him some fascinating facts about this ancient people. It turns out that the voice belongs to Sir Arthur Evans, the famous archaeologist who discovered the remains of the palace...
罗比喜欢读古老的克诺索斯宫殿的故事。尤其是传说中里面有个牛头怪,它是个半人半牛的怪物,罗比做梦都想见到它!当他一觉醒来,看看四周,他发现自己已经不在原来的房间里了……并且他将会遇到一个非常特别的人……
Vulca the Etruscan 神秘的吹笛人Robbie and his dog Pip are playing ball right next to that sacred and mysterious place--the Necropolis. A mighty kick from Robbie sends the ball flying over the hill and out of sight. Looking for it, the boy and Pip stumble across the entrance to a strangely painted Etruscan tomb. They go down the narrow, dark stairway and end up in a square room whose walls are covered with brightly-colored paintings of vases, leopards, and people in funny robes...
罗比在通往墓地遗迹的山路上寻找丢失的皮球,引出一段离奇的穿越时空的探险之旅。他的小狗皮皮发现一个奇怪的乐器,那是一个有2 500岁的古老的伊特鲁里亚人乌尔卡的竖笛,它将引领两位小伙伴发现伊特鲁里亚人的神秘世界。
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